Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 14.6% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.6% less in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 8.4% less in Madrid
- Transportation
-
pay 22.7% less in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 10.2% less in Madrid
- Childcare
-
pay 26.9% less in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 23.5% less in Madrid
- Clothing
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pay 3.2% more in Madrid
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Madrid.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.03
|
$16.08
€13.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.45
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.52
|
$2.79
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.00
|
$1.80
€1.54
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.53
|
$1.50
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.31
|
$6.92
€5.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.77
|
$4.41
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.78
|
$3.05
€2.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€5.89
|
$3.78
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$1.13
€0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.87
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$1.01
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.41
|
$1.05
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.83
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.82
€0.70
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.67
|
$6.79
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€82.03
|
$42.87
€36.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€27,323.45
|
$35,759.38
€30,592.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€19.46
|
$14.90
€12.74
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€36.88
|
$31.85
€27.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,102.88
|
$1,468.90
€1,256.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€899.87
|
$1,074.71
€919.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€160.63
|
$130.03
€111.24
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,392.72
|
$567.57
€485.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,743.11
|
$10,069.47
€8,614.43
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.75
|
$3.75
€3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.08
|
$2.59
€2.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€9.86
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€33.36
|
$43.11
€36.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€11.93
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€72.16
|
$90.50
€77.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€32.73
|
$37.21
€31.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€79.22
|
$97.88
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€101.40
|
$121.40
€103.86
|
|
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