Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 26.5% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.1% more in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 65.9% less in Madrid
- Transportation
-
pay 17.0% more in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 32.3% less in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.6% less in Madrid
The cost of transportation and restaurants in Madrid are more expensive than in Charlotte Amalie. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Madrid.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$16.08
€14.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.72
€9.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
pay 65.9% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.50
€1.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.92
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$4.41
€4.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.05
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.78
€3.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
€0.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$6.79
€6.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€39.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,759.38
€33,012.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.90
€13.75
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$31.85
€29.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,468.90
€1,356.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,074.71
€992.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$130.03
€120.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$567.57
€523.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,069.47
€9,296.04
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.59
€2.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.43
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.11
€39.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.72
€9.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$90.50
€83.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.21
€34.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.88
€90.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.40
€112.07
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