Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 11.1% cheaper than Dudley.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Dudley, you would:
pay 21.5% more for restaurants
Dudley
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$10.32
€9.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
£1.49
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
£0.98
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Dudley
|
Madrid
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
£1.04
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.07
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.66
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.69
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.55
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.56
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.69
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.60
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.49
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Dudley
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.88
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£64.74
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$36,133.87
€33,212.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
£11.91
|
$14.65
€13.46
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Dudley
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.47
|
$33.64
€30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,370.72
€1,259.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$989.21
€909.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.02
£181.05
|
$123.32
€113.35
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Dudley
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,181.22
|
$543.23
€499.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,724.96
|
$9,978.95
€9,172.15
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dudley
|
Madrid
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.47
|
$3.79
€3.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
£2.81
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
$6.12
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.14
£34.74
|
$48.46
€44.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.87
£10.92
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
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pay 4.9% more for clothing
Dudley
|
Madrid
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.80
|
$83.95
€77.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.47
|
$33.93
€31.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$87.19
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.97
|
$99.93
€91.85
|
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