Cost of living comparison

 Wolfsburg, Germany
compared to
 Madrid, Spain
Madrid vs. Wolfsburg Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 7.4% more expensive than Wolfsburg.

Restaurants
pay 13.3% more in Madrid
Groceries
pay 5.7% less in Madrid
Transportation
pay 9.2% less in Madrid
Housing
pay 65.1% more in Madrid
Childcare
pay 3.1% less in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.9% less in Madrid
Clothing
pay 12.4% more in Madrid

The cost of housing, restaurants, and clothing in Madrid are more expensive than in Wolfsburg. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Madrid.

Madrid vs. Wolfsburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madrid instead of Wolfsburg, you would:

pay 13.3% more for restaurants

 
Wolfsburg
Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.86
€11.78
$16.08
€14.73
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
€7.85
$10.72
€9.82
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
€2.15
$2.79
€2.55

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

 
Wolfsburg
Madrid
Bread
1 loaf
$2.01
€1.84
$1.50
€1.37
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.39
€5.86
$6.92
€6.34
Milk (1 gallon) $4.30
€3.94
$4.41
€4.04

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

 
Wolfsburg
Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.01
€6.42
$6.79
€6.22
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€48.11
$42.87
€39.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,130.52
€26,684.87
$35,759.38
€32,757.20

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pay 65.1% more for housing

 
Wolfsburg
Madrid
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.33
€46.10
$31.85
€29.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $509.09
€466.35
$1,468.90
€1,345.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $428.71
€392.71
$1,074.71
€984.48

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pay 3.1% less for childcare

 
Wolfsburg
Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $635.02
€581.71
$567.57
€519.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€8,836.05
$10,069.47
€9,224.09

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Wolfsburg
Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.86
€3.53
$3.75
€3.44
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.62
€3.31
$2.59
€2.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.79
€8.05
$6.43
€5.89

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

 
Wolfsburg
Madrid
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.92
€53.97
$90.50
€82.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.15
€29.45
$37.21
€34.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.91
€97.93
$97.88
€89.66

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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