Cost of living comparison
Redwood City is 86.0% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Redwood City instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Redwood City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.57
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.23
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.42
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.62
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Redwood City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.55
|
$2.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€6.87
|
$5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.90
|
$5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.70
|
$5.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.47
|
$7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.02
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$1.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.01
|
$0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$1.89
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Redwood City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.07
|
$4.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€48.48
|
$74.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€32,347.58
|
$23,536.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.11
|
$22.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Madrid
|
Redwood City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.11
|
$64.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,227.09
|
$4,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€885.55
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€110.39
|
$146.44
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Madrid
|
Redwood City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€486.30
|
$2,738.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€8,933.31
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Redwood City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.39
|
$4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.35
|
$5.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.48
|
$8.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€43.39
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.70
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Redwood City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€75.15
|
$69.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€30.38
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€78.06
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€89.46
|
$120.00
|
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