Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lobamba instead of Madrid, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Lobamba
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.68
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Madrid
|
Lobamba
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Madrid
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,324.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Madrid
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.57
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,409.96
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,031.59
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.81
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Madrid
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.80
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,665.45
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.38
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Madrid
|
Lobamba
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.87
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.72
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.95
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.53
|
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