Madrid - Post Report Question and Answers

How would you describe the availability and cost of groceries and household supplies relative to your home country?

This is the land of plenty. Food is inexpensive and high quality. - Sep 2019


Groceries are cheaper than DC. Really good produce available all year. You can find most anything here. - Jun 2019


Very comparable. Milk is currently 1.80 euros for 1.5 liters. Meat costs about the same, but the quality, I think, is much higher. - Mar 2017


Groceries are more expensive, but we manage. They're not as astronomical as in other places we've lived. - Apr 2012


Expensive. - Nov 2011


Very expensive but good quality. - Oct 2011


Packaged food is a bit more than in the US, but produce and bread are reasonable. We have yet to find any good beef products here and stick mostly with chicken and pork. - Aug 2010


Availability is good, cost is reasonable. - Feb 2009


Everything you need, but more costly than home. - Jan 2008


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