Cost of living comparison
California is 60.7% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.8% more in California
- Groceries
-
pay 67.9% more in California
- Transportation
-
pay 8.6% more in California
- Housing
-
pay 75.0% more in California
- Childcare
-
pay 3.0 times more in California
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.2% more in California
- Clothing
-
pay 12.6% less in California
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in California are more expensive than in Madrid. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in California.
If you lived in California instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.59
|
$21.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
$11.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.70
|
$2.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.75
|
$2.16
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.45
|
$4.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.71
|
$6.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.27
|
$4.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.96
|
$4.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.67
|
$5.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$2.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$1.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.58
|
$4.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.58
|
$62.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,679.12
|
$30,005.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.45
|
$20.07
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.88
|
$68.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,424.52
|
$2,371.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,042.24
|
$2,055.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€126.10
|
$171.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€550.42
|
$1,682.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,765.28
|
$30,905.75
|
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.64
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.51
|
$5.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
$10.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.81
|
$66.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.39
|
$14.41
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€87.77
|
$52.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€36.09
|
$40.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€94.92
|
$85.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€117.73
|
$117.31
|
|
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