Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 17.4% cheaper than Salzburg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.0% less in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 32.2% less in Madrid
- Transportation
-
pay 7.1% less in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 7.2% less in Madrid
- Childcare
-
pay 17.3% less in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 16.4% less in Madrid
- Clothing
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pay 15.6% less in Madrid
Expenses including groceries, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Madrid.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Salzburg, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Salzburg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$16.08
€13.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.54
€10.73
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.56
€3.05
|
$2.79
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.10
€2.65
|
$1.80
€1.54
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Salzburg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.70
€2.31
|
$1.50
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.60
€9.07
|
$6.92
€5.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.20
|
$4.41
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.77
€4.08
|
$3.05
€2.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.41
|
$3.78
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.19
|
$1.13
€0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.96
|
$0.87
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.41
|
$1.01
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.51
€3.01
|
$1.05
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.83
|
$0.83
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.82
€0.70
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Salzburg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
€5.48
|
$6.79
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.66
€59.60
|
$42.87
€36.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,258.20
€22,463.89
|
$35,759.38
€30,592.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.97
€18.80
|
$14.90
€12.74
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
Salzburg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.27
€31.89
|
$31.85
€27.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,136.07
€971.91
|
$1,468.90
€1,256.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$954.94
€816.95
|
$1,074.71
€919.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$294.64
€252.06
|
$130.03
€111.24
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
Salzburg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.35
€362.17
|
$567.57
€485.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,152.89
€27,506.80
|
$10,069.47
€8,614.43
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Salzburg
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.13
|
$3.75
€3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.66
|
$2.59
€2.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.70
€5.73
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.40
€32.86
|
$43.11
€36.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€12.84
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Salzburg
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.44
€85.07
|
$90.50
€77.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.52
€49.21
|
$37.21
€31.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.94
€92.34
|
$97.88
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.05
€113.83
|
$121.40
€103.86
|
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