Cost of living comparison
Bloomield is 42.1% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.3% more in Bloomield
- Groceries
-
pay 70.0% more in Bloomield
- Transportation
-
pay 13.9% less in Bloomield
- Housing
-
pay 25.4% more in Bloomield
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Bloomield
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 96.1% more in Bloomield
- Clothing
-
pay 11.4% less in Bloomield
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Bloomield are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Bloomield. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bloomield.
If you lived in Bloomield instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.68
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.72
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.76
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 70.0% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.46
|
$4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.75
|
$3.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.30
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.98
|
$3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.69
|
$5.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.10
|
$2.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.85
|
$1.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.98
|
$2.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$2.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.62
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.81
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,871.90
|
$25,343.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.53
|
$19.90
|
|
pay 25.4% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€31.06
|
$50.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,432.44
|
$1,700.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,048.04
|
$1,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€126.80
|
$116.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€553.48
|
$1,750.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,819.57
|
$14,333.33
|
|
pay 96.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.66
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.52
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.27
|
$13.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€42.04
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.45
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€88.25
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€36.29
|
$48.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€95.45
|
$86.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€118.38
|
$98.00
|
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