Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 32.9% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Madrid
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$15.16
€13.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$10.32
€9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$2.71
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$1.81
€1.62
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$1.74
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$7.67
€6.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$4.36
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$3.02
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$3.87
€3.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.14
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.13
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Seattle
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$6.78
€6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$36,133.87
€32,344.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$14.65
€13.11
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Seattle
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$33.64
€30.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$1,370.72
€1,226.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$989.21
€885.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$123.32
€110.38
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$543.23
€486.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$9,978.95
€8,932.51
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.79
€3.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$2.63
€2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$6.12
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$48.46
€43.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.83
€9.69
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$83.95
€75.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$33.93
€30.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$87.19
€78.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$99.93
€89.45
|
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