Cost of living comparison

 Madrid, Spain
compared to
 Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Virgin Islands is 75.3% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 17.1% more in Virgin Islands
Groceries
pay 2.8 times more in Virgin Islands
Transportation
pay 95.6% more in Virgin Islands
Housing
pay 89.6% more in Virgin Islands
Childcare
pay 67.8% more in Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 68.5% more in Virgin Islands
Clothing
pay 7.6% more in Virgin Islands

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

Virgin Islands vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Madrid, you would:

pay 17.1% more for restaurants

 
Madrid
Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.73
$24.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.82
$9.18
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
€2.55
$3.02
 

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

 
Madrid
Virgin Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
€1.37
$6.40
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.92
€6.34
$7.98
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€4.04
$10.27
 

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pay 95.6% more for transportation

 
Madrid
Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.22
$5.33
 
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€39.27
$100.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€32,757.20
$42,333.33
 

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pay 89.6% more for housing

 
Madrid
Virgin Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.85
€29.17
$96.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.90
€1,345.58
$1,781.25
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.71
€984.48
$1,389.90
 

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pay 67.8% more for childcare

 
Madrid
Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $567.57
€519.92
$991.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,069.47
€9,224.09
$16,200.00
 

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pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
€3.44
$5.70
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
€2.37
$6.43
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.89
$4.50
 

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

 
Madrid
Virgin Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.50
€82.90
$78.12
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
€34.09
$62.38
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
€89.66
$98.75
 

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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: March 2025
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