Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 8.2% cheaper than Scottsdale.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.6% less in Madrid
- Groceries
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pay 16.9% less in Madrid
- Transportation
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pay 26.4% more in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 37.3% less in Madrid
- Childcare
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pay 26.4% less in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 17.9% less in Madrid
- Clothing
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pay 22.4% more in Madrid
The cost of transportation and clothing in Madrid are more expensive than in Scottsdale. Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Madrid.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Scottsdale, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Scottsdale
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€13.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
|
$2.79
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$1.80
€1.54
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Scottsdale
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
|
$1.50
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.37
|
$6.92
€5.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$4.41
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$3.05
€2.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$3.78
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.13
€0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.87
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$1.01
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.05
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.83
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.82
€0.70
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
Scottsdale
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.82
|
$6.79
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.00
|
$42.87
€36.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$35,759.38
€30,592.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$14.90
€12.74
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
Scottsdale
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.55
|
$31.85
€27.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,883.33
|
$1,468.90
€1,256.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,710.00
|
$1,074.71
€919.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.98
|
$130.03
€111.24
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Scottsdale
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,125.00
|
$567.57
€485.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$10,069.47
€8,614.43
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Scottsdale
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$3.75
€3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.43
|
$2.59
€2.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
|
$43.11
€36.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Scottsdale
|
Madrid
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
|
$90.50
€77.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$37.21
€31.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.38
|
$97.88
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.94
|
$121.40
€103.86
|
|
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