Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 23.0% cheaper than Portland.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Portland, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
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Portland
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Madrid
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$15.16
€14.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
|
Portland
|
Madrid
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.15
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.62
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.20
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
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pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
Portland
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$54.15
€50.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,000.00
|
$36,133.87
€33,711.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.71
|
$14.65
€13.67
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
|
Portland
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.00
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.84
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,458.00
|
$989.21
€922.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.80
|
$123.32
€115.05
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Portland
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,657.29
|
$543.23
€506.81
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,329.00
|
$9,978.95
€9,310.02
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portland
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
|
$48.46
€45.21
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.25
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
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pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Portland
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
|
$83.95
€78.32
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.91
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.67
|
$87.19
€81.35
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.67
|
$99.93
€93.23
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