Cost of living comparison
St Croix is 50.4% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.8% more in St Croix
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in St Croix
- Transportation
-
pay 15.0% less in St Croix
- Housing
-
pay 81.6% more in St Croix
- Childcare
-
pay 48.4% more in St Croix
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 94.8% more in St Croix
- Clothing
-
pay 25.2% less in St Croix
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and restaurants in St Croix are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in St Croix. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in St Croix.
If you lived in St Croix instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
St Croix
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.73
|
$32.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
$9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.55
|
$3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.65
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.37
|
$5.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.34
|
$8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.04
|
$11.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$7.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.47
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$3.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.92
|
$1.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.96
|
$2.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.22
|
$4.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€39.27
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€32,757.20
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.65
|
?? | |
pay 81.6% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€29.17
|
$97.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,345.58
|
$1,700.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€984.48
|
$1,199.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€119.11
|
$250.89
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€519.92
|
$1,075.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,224.09
|
$10,800.00
|
|
pay 94.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.44
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.37
|
$7.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.89
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€39.50
|
$110.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.82
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€82.90
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€34.09
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€89.66
|
$92.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€111.21
|
$100.00
|
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