Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 1.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
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Douglas
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.55
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.67
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
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pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.37
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.54
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.69
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.77
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.30
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.63
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
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pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.91
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.24
|
$54.15
€49.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.89
|
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£726.00
|
$989.21
€909.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
$543.23
€499.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.71
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.23
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.84
|
$48.46
€44.57
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 34.5% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.04
|
$99.93
€91.90
|
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