Cost of Living Comparison Between Madrid and Bamberg Cost of Living Comparison Between Madrid and Bamberg

😐 Solo nomad: Madrid is 12% more expensive than Bamberg without rent, and 14.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Madrid is 3.1% cheaper than Bamberg without rent, and 33.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.7 €15.25

$14.93 €12.86

18.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$70.3 €60.5

$74.6 €64.2

-5.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.87 €10.22

$11.49 €9.9

3.31%

Cappuccino

$3.07 €2.65

$3.49 €3

-12.03%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 €2.64

$2.94 €2.53

4.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 €1.88

$2.25 €1.94

-2.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.15 €3.58

$3.94 €3.39

5.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 €3.95

$3.38 €2.91

35.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.23 €1.06

-4.07%

White Bread (500g)

$1.71 €1.47

$2.2 €1.9

-22.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$3.12 €2.68

-45.51%

Eggs

$3.4 €2.93

$3.83 €3.3

-11.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.84 €12.78

$14.5 €12.49

2.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.04 €7.78

$14.08 €12.13

-35.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.1 €14.73

$18.21 €15.68

-6.10%

Apples (1kg)

$2.66 €2.29

$3.18 €2.74

-16.35%

Banana (1kg)

$2.22 €1.91

$1.63 €1.41

36.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 €2.22

$2.19 €1.89

17.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 €2.28

$5.03 €4.33

-47.32%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.64 €1.41

25.00%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 €1.84

$1.48 €1.27

44.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.33 €1.14

$1.83 €1.58

-27.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 €0.83

$0.94 €0.81

3.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.77 €5.83

$9.74 €8.39

-30.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.14 €7.01

$5.83 €5.02

39.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 €1.25

$1.02 €0.88

43.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 €1.95

$1.63 €1.4

39.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.79 €1.54

$2.65 €2.28

-32.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.1 €42.29

$50.2 €43.19

-2.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 €3.51

$5.67 €4.88

-28.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 €1.18

$1.54 €1.33

-11.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.16 €25.12

$39.7 €34.19

-26.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.84 €1.58

$1.91 €1.65

-3.66%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37.6K €32.4K

$31.5K €27.1K

19.44%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.5K €28.9K

$36.5K €31.5K

-8.34%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$191 €165

$388 €335

-50.76%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.63 €18.63

$33.03 €28.45

-34.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.54 €30.61

$53.1 €45.7

-33.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.6 €46.16

$33.73 €29.05

58.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.78 €15.31

$22.74 €19.59

-21.81%

Cinema Ticket

$11.49 €9.89

$11.55 €9.95

-0.52%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$672 €579

$362 €312

85.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.2K €10.5K

$8,235 €7,093

48.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.9 €83.5

$64.9 €55.9

49.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.74 €36.81

$22.7 €19.55

88.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €91.9

$73.8 €63.5

44.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 €114

$108 €93.4

22.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,614 €1,390

$880 €758

83.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,137 €979

$676 €582

68.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,835 €2,441

$1,419 €1,222

99.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,900 €1,637

$579 €499

228.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,577 €7,387

$6,498 €5,596

32.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,953 €4,266

$2,888 €2,487

71.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,659 €2,290

$2,962 €2,551

-10.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.43

3.98

-13.82%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Madrid: November 30, 2025

Last update for Bamberg: November 30, 2025

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