Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 19.0% more expensive than Las Cruces.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1% more in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 12.8% less in Madrid
- Transportation
-
pay 49.5% more in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 16.6% more in Madrid
- Childcare
-
pay 30.2% more in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.9% less in Madrid
- Clothing
-
pay 57.4% more in Madrid
The cost of clothing, transportation, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Madrid are more expensive than in Las Cruces. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Madrid.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Las Cruces, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
|
Las Cruces
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$2.79
€2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.80
€1.75
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Las Cruces
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
|
$1.50
€1.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
|
$6.92
€6.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$4.41
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
|
$3.05
€2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.18
|
$3.78
€3.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.13
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.05
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.83
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.82
€0.80
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
|
Las Cruces
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.02
|
$6.79
€6.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$42.87
€41.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,000.00
|
$35,759.38
€34,679.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.85
|
$14.90
€14.45
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Las Cruces
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$31.85
€30.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$1,468.90
€1,424.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.00
|
$1,074.71
€1,042.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.14
|
$130.03
€126.10
|
|
pay 30.2% more for childcare
|
Las Cruces
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.00
|
$567.57
€550.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,500.00
|
$10,069.47
€9,765.28
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Las Cruces
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$3.75
€3.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.60
|
$2.59
€2.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.29
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
|
$43.11
€41.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
pay 57.4% more for clothing
|
Las Cruces
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.25
|
$90.50
€87.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$37.21
€36.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.00
|
$97.88
€94.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.67
|
$121.40
€117.73
|
|
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