Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 7.8% cheaper than Townsville.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Townsville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.94
A$29.98
|
$15.16
€14.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.99
|
$10.32
€9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.66
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
A$3.37
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Townsville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
A$3.09
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
A$4.50
|
$7.67
€7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$10.10
|
$4.36
€4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
A$5.62
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
A$5.21
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
A$2.25
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.62
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
A$2.04
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
A$3.26
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.47
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Townsville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.52
|
$6.78
€6.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.26
A$111.65
|
$54.15
€50.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$34,973.46
|
$36,133.87
€33,793.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.03
A$16.59
|
$14.65
€13.70
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Townsville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.88
A$59.95
|
$33.64
€31.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.27
A$1,365.63
|
$1,370.72
€1,281.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$841.81
A$1,265.71
|
$989.21
€925.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$178.30
|
$123.32
€115.33
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Townsville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,182.97
A$1,778.65
|
$543.23
€508.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,978.95
€9,332.67
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.49
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.80
|
$2.63
€2.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$49.96
|
$6.12
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.87
A$62.95
|
$48.46
€45.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$19.98
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Townsville
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.58
A$95.59
|
$83.95
€78.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.17
A$79.94
|
$33.93
€31.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$109.58
|
$87.19
€81.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$183.19
|
$99.93
€93.46
|
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