Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 1.3% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$3.74
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$59.37
€55.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$13.63
€12.66
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$816.29
€758.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$529.47
€491.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$41.71
€38.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Madrid
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$94.21
€87.48
|
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