Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.8% more expensive than Montreal.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Montreal
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.76
|
$15.16
€13.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$10.32
€9.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.83
|
$2.71
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.09
|
$1.81
€1.64
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.17
|
$1.74
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.47
|
$7.67
€6.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.87
|
$4.36
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.54
|
$3.02
€2.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.60
|
$3.87
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.21
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.81
|
$1.13
€1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.28
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.44
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Montreal
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.46
|
$6.78
€6.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$96.08
|
$54.15
€48.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,657.45
|
$36,133.87
€32,669.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.55
|
$14.65
€13.24
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
Montreal
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$59.65
|
$33.64
€30.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,645.45
|
$1,370.72
€1,239.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,278.85
|
$989.21
€894.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$84.61
|
$123.32
€111.49
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
Montreal
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$890.19
|
$543.23
€491.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$8,971.70
|
$9,978.95
€9,022.15
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.42
|
$3.79
€3.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.18
|
$2.63
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$6.12
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.09
|
$48.46
€43.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Montreal
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$87.63
|
$83.95
€75.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.20
|
$33.93
€30.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$118.36
|
$87.19
€78.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$146.11
|
$99.93
€90.35
|
|
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