Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.8% more expensive than Perth.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Perth, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Perth
|
Madrid
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.21
|
$15.16
€13.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£6.87
|
$10.32
€9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.70
|
$2.71
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.27
|
$1.81
€1.62
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Perth
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
$1.74
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.51
|
$7.67
€6.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.58
|
$4.36
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.68
|
$3.02
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.73
|
$3.87
€3.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$1.14
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.61
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.86
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.37
|
$1.13
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.48
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.62
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Perth
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.45
|
$6.78
€6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£61.77
|
$54.15
€48.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£24,623.90
|
$36,133.87
€32,347.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.38
|
$14.65
€13.11
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
Perth
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£28.41
|
$33.64
€30.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£473.54
|
$1,370.72
€1,227.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£378.83
|
$989.21
€885.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£188.47
|
$123.32
€110.39
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Perth
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£805.01
|
$543.23
€486.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,206.10
|
$9,978.95
€8,933.31
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.31
|
$3.79
€3.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£2.98
|
$2.63
€2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
$6.12
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£29.36
|
$48.46
€43.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.57
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
Perth
|
Madrid
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£46.29
|
$83.95
€75.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£27.82
|
$33.93
€30.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£47.35
|
$87.19
€78.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£48.54
|
$99.93
€89.46
|
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