Cost of living comparison
Dudley is 22.9% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Dudley instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Dudley
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.98
£5.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.27
£1.02
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Dudley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$3.62
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$4.79
£3.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$2.48
£1.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.96
£0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.56
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.94
£0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$1.02
£0.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.48
£0.38
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Dudley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$7.43
£5.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.70
|
$81.01
£65.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
$27,326.21
£21,936.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$14.81
£11.89
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Madrid
|
Dudley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
$33.86
£27.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.88
|
$621.05
£498.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
$167.41
£134.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Madrid
|
Dudley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.78
|
$1,283.50
£1,030.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
$18,424.49
£14,790.48
|
|
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Dudley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$4.97
£3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$3.57
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.13
|
$34.16
£27.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$12.42
£9.97
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Dudley
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
$62.11
£49.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
$43.47
£34.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
$78.67
£63.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.39
|
$71.42
£57.33
|
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