Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 0.2% cheaper than Road Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.6% more in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 39.0% less in Madrid
- Transportation
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pay 46.3% more in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 25.9% less in Madrid
- Childcare
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pay 24.5% more in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 16.0% less in Madrid
- Clothing
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pay 5.1% more in Madrid
The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Madrid are more expensive than in Road Town. Expenses including groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Madrid.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
|
Road Town
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€14.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.72
€9.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.79
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.80
€1.58
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$1.50
€1.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$6.92
€6.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$4.41
€3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.78
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.13
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.01
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
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pay 46.3% more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$6.79
€5.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€37.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,759.38
€31,386.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.90
€13.08
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
Road Town
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$31.85
€27.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$1,468.90
€1,289.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$1,074.71
€943.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$130.03
€114.13
|
|
pay 24.5% more for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$567.57
€498.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$10,069.47
€8,837.97
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$3.75
€3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$2.59
€2.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$6.43
€5.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$43.11
€37.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$10.72
€9.41
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$90.50
€79.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$37.21
€32.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$97.88
€85.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$121.40
€106.55
|
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