Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 3.5 times more expensive than Tarlac City.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Tarlac City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.17
₱121.33
|
$15.16
€13.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.13
₱174.71
|
$10.32
€9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
₱40.44
|
$2.71
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₱14.56
|
$1.81
€1.63
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Tarlac City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
₱61.33
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
₱242.66
|
$7.67
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.03
₱336.81
|
$4.36
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
₱107.71
|
$3.02
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
₱79.03
|
$3.87
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.24
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₱39.40
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₱39.62
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₱24.58
|
$1.13
€1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
₱28.98
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₱20.69
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Tarlac City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₱242.13
|
$6.78
€6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.82
₱436.78
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,230.95
₱2,135,390.00
|
$36,133.87
€32,561.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.54
₱141.71
|
$14.65
€13.20
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Tarlac City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.20
₱1,407.42
|
$33.64
€30.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$125.99
₱7,037.08
|
$1,370.72
€1,235.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.92
₱5,581.13
|
$989.21
€891.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.73
₱4,453.49
|
$123.32
€111.12
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Tarlac City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.68
₱8,304.29
|
$543.23
€489.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,909.98
₱218,392.16
|
$9,978.95
€8,992.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tarlac City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
₱53.38
|
$3.79
€3.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₱87.36
|
$2.63
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
₱118.90
|
$6.12
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.44
₱2,426.58
|
$48.46
€43.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.78
₱266.92
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Tarlac City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.58
₱1,819.93
|
$83.95
€75.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.25
₱1,019.16
|
$33.93
€30.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.40
₱2,814.83
|
$87.19
€78.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.49
₱2,038.33
|
$99.93
€90.05
|
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