Cost of Living Comparison Between Stafford and Madrid Cost of Living Comparison Between Stafford and Madrid

😐 Solo nomad: Stafford is 2.8% more expensive than Madrid without rent, and 1.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Stafford is 2% cheaper than Madrid without rent, and 3.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.76 £15.68

$17.54 €15.12

18.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$74.2 £56.1

$70.5 €60.7

5.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.82 £8.17

$11.63 €10.02

-6.96%

Cappuccino

$4.81 £3.64

$3.05 €2.63

57.70%

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

$2.17 £1.64

$3.14 €2.7

-30.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.75 £1.33

$2.14 €1.85

-18.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.84 £2.9

$4 €3.45

-4.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.01 £3.03

$4.5 €3.88

-10.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 £1.22

$1.24 €1.07

30.65%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 £1.36

$1.67 €1.44

7.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.88 £1.42

$1.72 €1.48

9.30%

Eggs

$3.51 £2.65

$3.54 €3.05

-0.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.11 £9.15

$14.96 €12.89

-19.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.31 £4.01

$8.75 €7.54

-39.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.73 £7.35

$17.05 €14.69

-42.93%

Apples (1kg)

$3.32 £2.51

$2.76 €2.38

20.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 £1.1

$2.22 €1.91

-34.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.83 £2.89

$2.51 €2.16

52.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.25 £3.21

$2.66 €2.29

59.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.37 £1.04

$2.08 €1.8

-34.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.3 £0.98

$2.09 €1.8

-37.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 £0.99

$1.35 €1.17

-2.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.44 £1.09

$0.99 €0.86

45.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.32 £10.06

$6.74 €5.8

97.63%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.44 £7.13

$7.92 €6.82

19.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.58 £1.95

$1.39 €1.2

85.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.58 £2.7

$2.26 €1.95

58.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.38 £3.31

$1.79 €1.54

144.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.9 £66.4

$48.55 €41.84

80.99%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.29 £3.99

$4.11 €3.54

28.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 £1.14

$1.32 €1.14

14.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.64 £26.16

$29.13 €25.1

18.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.9 £1.44

$1.93 €1.67

-1.55%

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

$38K £28.7K

$37.9K €32.7K

0.25%

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

$41.3K £31.2K

$33.8K €29.2K

21.96%

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

$298 £225

$195 €168

53.31%

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

$19.98 £15.09

$21.09 €18.17

-5.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.62 £32.95

$34.82 €30

25.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.52 £33.63

$53 €45.64

-15.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.78 £14.94

$17.59 €15.15

12.45%

Cinema Ticket

$13.5 £10.2

$11.71 €10.09

15.29%

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

$1,994 £1,506

$661 €570

201.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21K £15.9K

$12.3K €10.6K

71.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.3 £53.8

$94.7 €81.6

-24.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.55 £32.14

$42.91 €36.97

-0.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.2 £65.8

$106 €91.6

-17.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.66 £25.42

$137 €118

-75.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,160 £876

$1,619 €1,395

-28.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$950 £718

$1,125 €969

-15.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,651 £1,247

$2,778 €2,394

-40.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,642 £1,241

$1,905 €1,641

-13.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,831 £2,893

$8,210 €7,074

-53.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,369 £2,545

$4,952 €4,268

-31.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,946 £2,225

$2,636 €2,272

11.72%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.5

3.43

60.35%

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

Last update for Stafford: November 22, 2025

Last update for Madrid: November 23, 2025

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