Cost of living comparison

 The Valley, Anguilla
compared to
 Madrid, Spain
Madrid vs. The Valley Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 40.4% more expensive than The Valley.

Restaurants
pay 21.9% less in Madrid
Groceries
pay 25.9% less in Madrid
Transportation
pay 8.1% less in Madrid
Housing
pay 17.0% less in Madrid
Childcare
pay 4.3 times more in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.6% less in Madrid

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Madrid. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Madrid.

Madrid vs. The Valley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madrid instead of The Valley, you would:

pay 21.9% less for restaurants

 
The Valley
Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
EC$54.05
$16.08
€14.73
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
EC$27.03
$10.72
€9.82
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.50
EC$9.46
$2.79
€2.55

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pay 25.9% less for groceries

 
The Valley
Madrid
Bread
1 loaf
$3.50
EC$9.47
$1.50
€1.37
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.02
EC$29.79
$6.92
€6.34
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
EC$17.84
$4.41
€4.04

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

 
The Valley
Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.50
EC$17.57
$6.79
€6.22
Monthly public transit pass ?? $42.87
€39.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
$35,759.38
€32,757.20

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pay 17.0% less for housing

 
The Valley
Madrid
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.00
EC$148.64
$31.85
€29.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,468.90
€1,345.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $800.00
EC$2,162.04
$1,074.71
€984.48

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

 
The Valley
Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.00
EC$270.25
$567.57
€519.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
$10,069.47
€9,224.09

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
The Valley
Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
EC$10.81
$3.75
€3.44
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
EC$13.51
$2.59
€2.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $6.43
€5.89

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
The Valley
Madrid
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $90.50
€82.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.21
€34.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $97.88
€89.66

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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