Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 24.2% cheaper than Miami.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Miami, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Miami
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$28.09
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Miami
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.57
|
$6.92
€6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
|
$4.41
€4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$3.78
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Miami
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$6.79
€6.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.75
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
|
$14.90
€14.13
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Miami
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.35
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,828.52
|
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,126.28
|
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.38
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
Miami
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,281.25
|
$567.57
€538.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,250.00
|
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
Miami
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$3.75
€3.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.32
|
$2.59
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.09
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Miami
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.94
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.62
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.53
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.00
|
$121.40
€115.13
|
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