Cost of living comparison

 Madrid, Spain
compared to
 Sunderland, United Kingdom
Sunderland vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Sunderland is 23.5% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 8.2% less in Sunderland
Groceries
pay 3.4% more in Sunderland
Transportation
pay 19.1% more in Sunderland
Housing
pay 4.3% more in Sunderland
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Sunderland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.5% more in Sunderland
Clothing
pay 10.7% less in Sunderland

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Sunderland are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Sunderland. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Sunderland.

Sunderland vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunderland instead of Madrid, you would:

pay 8.2% less for restaurants

 
Madrid
Sunderland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.17
$19.37
£14.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.44
$9.29
£6.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
€2.46
$2.11
£1.56

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pay 3.4% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Sunderland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
€1.32
$1.51
£1.13
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.92
€6.10
$5.02
£3.73
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€3.88
$5.72
£4.25

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

 
Madrid
Sunderland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€5.98
$7.08
£5.26
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€37.78
$73.62
£54.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€31,512.59
$36,531.14
£27,140.15

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pay 4.3% more for housing

 
Madrid
Sunderland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.85
€28.06
$45.92
£34.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.90
€1,294.45
$762.01
£566.12
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.71
€947.08
$581.19
£431.79

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Madrid
Sunderland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $567.57
€500.16
$1,323.83
£983.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,069.47
€8,873.62
$18,081.52
£13,433.34

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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Sunderland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
€3.31
$5.17
£3.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
€2.28
$4.44
£3.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.67
$15.50
£11.51

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Sunderland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.50
€79.75
$77.49
£57.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
€32.79
$38.75
£28.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
€86.25
$95.43
£70.90

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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