Cost of living comparison
Spain is 17.2% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.9% less in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 8.1% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 8.5% less in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 24.0% less in Spain
- Childcare
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pay 29.5% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 15.9% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 18.7% less in Spain
Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$13.87
€12.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.53
|
$9.22
€8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.48
|
$2.13
€1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.60
|
$1.58
€1.40
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.33
|
$1.30
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.15
|
$6.37
€5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.92
|
$4.16
€3.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.71
|
$2.66
€2.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.36
|
$3.36
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$1.13
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.03
|
$6.38
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.11
|
$34.26
€30.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,784.72
|
$33,643.92
€29,904.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.24
|
$14.57
€12.95
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.31
|
$31.87
€28.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,305.63
|
$872.36
€775.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€955.26
|
$692.13
€615.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€115.58
|
$103.97
€92.41
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€504.48
|
$385.97
€343.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,950.25
|
$7,352.21
€6,535.01
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.33
|
$2.84
€2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.30
|
$1.98
€1.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.72
|
$5.66
€5.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€38.32
|
$42.87
€38.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.53
|
$8.63
€7.67
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€80.44
|
$75.89
€67.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€33.08
|
$32.12
€28.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€87.00
|
$77.96
€69.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€107.90
|
$91.38
€81.23
|
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