Cost of living comparison

 Madrid, Spain
compared to
 Douglas, Isle of Man
Douglas vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 35.2% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 10.8% more in Douglas
Groceries
pay 8.9% more in Douglas
Transportation
pay 21.7% more in Douglas
Housing
pay 36.4% more in Douglas
Childcare
pay 95.4% more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports
pay 86.4% more in Douglas
Clothing
pay 13.4% less in Douglas

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Douglas are more expensive than in Madrid. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Douglas.

Douglas vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Douglas instead of Madrid, you would:

pay 10.8% more for restaurants

 
Madrid
Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.78
$25.83
£19.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.85
$9.04
£6.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
€2.56
$2.62
£2.03

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Douglas
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
€1.38
$1.91
£1.47
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.92
€6.36
$3.41
£2.64
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€4.05
$6.95
£5.37

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

 
Madrid
Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.24
$7.66
£5.92
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€39.42
$72.11
£55.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€32,880.68
$32,288.44
£24,941.82

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pay 36.4% more for housing

 
Madrid
Douglas
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.85
€29.28
$68.19
£52.68
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.90
€1,350.65
$1,183.91
£914.53
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.71
€988.19
$968.65
£748.25

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pay 95.4% more for childcare

 
Madrid
Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $567.57
€521.88
$1,174.87
£907.55
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,069.47
€9,258.86
$18,512.04
£14,299.97

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pay 86.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
€3.45
$6.33
£4.89
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
€2.38
$5.05
£3.90
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.91
$21.31
£16.46

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Douglas
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.50
€83.22
$80.51
£62.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
€34.22
$39.71
£30.68
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
€90.00
$90.84
£70.17

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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