Cost of living comparison
Miami is 59.0% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Miami instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 36.7% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Miami
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$28.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.65
|
$3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.72
|
$2.60
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.43
|
$4.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.59
|
$7.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.20
|
$4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.91
|
$4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.60
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.52
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.46
|
$3.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.82
|
$113.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,050.08
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.19
|
$14.44
|
|
pay 72.6% more for housing
Madrid
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.32
|
$66.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,398.68
|
$2,828.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,023.34
|
$2,126.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.82
|
$119.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Madrid
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€540.44
|
$1,281.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,588.15
|
$25,250.00
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.57
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.46
|
$5.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.12
|
$11.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.05
|
$71.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.21
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.17
|
$51.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.43
|
$54.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.20
|
$85.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€115.59
|
$122.00
|
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