Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.80
€1.65
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.01
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.05
€0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.90
€13.65
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$130.03
€119.11
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$43.11
€39.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.40
€111.21
|
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