Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 15.2% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.0% more in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 26.4% less in Madrid
- Transportation
-
pay 13.4% more in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 22.8% more in Madrid
- Childcare
-
pay 20.1% more in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.4% more in Madrid
- Clothing
-
pay 39.2% more in Madrid
The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Madrid are more expensive than in Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.79
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.80
€1.59
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$6.92
€6.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$4.41
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.78
€3.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.13
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.01
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$6.79
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$42.87
€37.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$35,759.38
€31,443.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$14.90
€13.10
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$31.85
€28.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$1,468.90
€1,291.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$1,074.71
€945.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$130.03
€114.34
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$567.57
€499.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$10,069.47
€8,854.30
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$3.75
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$2.59
€2.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$43.11
€37.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
pay 39.2% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$90.50
€79.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$37.21
€32.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$97.88
€86.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$121.40
€106.75
|
|
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