Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 15.8% cheaper than Riverside.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.8% less in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 22.0% less in Madrid
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4% less in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 36.4% less in Madrid
- Childcare
-
pay 49.9% less in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 27.6% less in Madrid
- Clothing
-
pay 37.6% more in Madrid
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Madrid.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Riverside, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
|
Riverside
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$2.79
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.80
€1.59
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
|
Riverside
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.86
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$6.92
€6.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$4.41
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
|
$3.78
€3.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.13
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.01
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Riverside
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
|
$6.79
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$42.87
€37.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$35,759.38
€31,451.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$14.90
€13.10
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
|
Riverside
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.40
|
$31.85
€28.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,900.00
|
$1,468.90
€1,291.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,640.00
|
$1,074.71
€945.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.37
|
$130.03
€114.37
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Riverside
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,056.00
|
$567.57
€499.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$10,069.47
€8,856.33
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riverside
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.75
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
|
$2.59
€2.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.00
|
$43.11
€37.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
|
Riverside
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.67
|
$90.50
€79.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.67
|
$37.21
€32.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.17
|
$97.88
€86.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$121.40
€106.77
|
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