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Madrid vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 2.3% cheaper than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in Madrid
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Madrid
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Madrid
Housing: pay 15.8% less in Madrid
Childcare: pay 58.0% less in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Madrid
Clothing: pay 53.9% more in Madrid

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Madrid are more expensive than in Winston-salem. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Madrid.

Madrid vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madrid instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$16.08 €15.59	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$10.72 €10.39	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.79 €2.70	+11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$1.80 €1.75	+9.5%
Average			+2.1%

Winston-salem vs. Madrid - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Winston-salem	Madrid
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31	$1.50 €1.45	-54.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$6.92 €6.71	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$4.41 €4.27	+34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92	$3.05 €2.96	-22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67	$3.78 €3.67	-33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.81	$1.13 €1.09	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.87 €0.84	+13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.01 €0.97	-62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.05 €1.02	-57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.39	$0.83 €0.81	-39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.82 €0.80	-39.6%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Winston-salem	Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$6.79 €6.58	+114.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$42.87 €41.58	-34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,344.69	$35,759.38 €34,679.12	+10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.17	$14.90 €14.45	-7.9%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 15.8% less for housing

	Winston-salem	Madrid
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.84	$31.85 €30.88	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$1,468.90 €1,424.52	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$1,074.71 €1,042.24	-0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.70	$130.03 €126.10	-1.3%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 58.0% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,471.67	$567.57 €550.42	-61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,111.00	$10,069.47 €9,765.28	-54.5%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.75 €3.64	-37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$2.59 €2.51	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$6.43 €6.24	+7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.50	$43.11 €41.81	+146.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$10.72 €10.39	-17.6%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 53.9% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Madrid
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.25	$90.50 €87.77	+95.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$37.21 €36.09	+66.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.00	$97.88 €94.92	+46.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.33	$121.40 €117.73	+7.1%
Average			+53.9%

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