Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 43.2% more expensive than Ajman.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Ajman, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Ajman
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
AED23.00
|
$15.16
€14.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$10.32
€9.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
AED2.63
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AED1.33
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
|
Ajman
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.23
AED11.88
|
$7.67
€7.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.53
AED23.97
|
$4.36
€4.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
AED7.23
|
$3.02
€2.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
AED10.13
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
AED3.37
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
AED2.34
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AED2.43
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
AED2.24
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
AED1.44
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
AED1.25
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
|
Ajman
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
AED12.43
|
$6.78
€6.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.22
AED217.50
|
$54.15
€50.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,419.82
AED166,827.00
|
$36,133.87
€33,455.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
AED38.26
|
$14.65
€13.56
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
|
Ajman
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$102.39
AED376.07
|
$33.64
€31.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,524.64
AED5,600.00
|
$1,370.72
€1,269.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,061.80
AED3,900.00
|
$989.21
€915.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.72
AED399.34
|
$123.32
€114.18
|
|
pay 39.2% more for childcare
|
Ajman
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$585.35
AED2,150.00
|
$543.23
€502.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,372.54
AED19,733.33
|
$9,978.95
€9,239.25
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ajman
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.79
€3.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
AED14.50
|
$2.63
€2.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$6.12
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.09
AED195.00
|
$48.46
€44.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
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pay 4.1% more for clothing
|
Ajman
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.08
AED213.33
|
$83.95
€77.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.06
AED250.00
|
$33.93
€31.42
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.21
AED316.67
|
$87.19
€80.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.58
AED303.33
|
$99.93
€92.53
|
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