Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.3 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Madrid instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 54.6% more for restaurants
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St. George's
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.79
€2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.80
€1.73
|
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pay 5.5% less for groceries
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St. George's
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.41
€4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$3.78
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.13
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.82
€0.79
|
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pay 0.6% less for transportation
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St. George's
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$6.79
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$14.90
€14.28
|
|
pay 93.4% more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$567.57
€544.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.75
€3.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$43.11
€41.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$121.40
€116.39
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