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Madrid vs. Lake Havasu City Cost of Living Summary
Madrid is 5.8% more expensive than Lake Havasu City.
Madrid vs. Lake Havasu City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Madrid instead of Lake Havasu City, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
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Lake Havasu City
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Madrid
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$18.10
€15.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$11.68
€10.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
|
$3.13
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$2.19
€1.89
|
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Lake Havasu City vs. Madrid - Cost of restaurants
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Lake Havasu City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.71
€1.47
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
|
$7.25
€6.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$4.61
€3.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
|
$3.36
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$4.05
€3.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$1.18
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$1.02
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.19
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.26
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.94
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.01
€0.87
|
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Lake Havasu City vs. Madrid - Cost of groceries
pay 72.2% more for transportation
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Lake Havasu City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$7.08
€6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.84
€39.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,000.00
|
$38,541.72
€33,176.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.23
€13.97
|
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Lake Havasu City vs. Madrid - Cost of transportation
pay 17.2% less for housing
|
Lake Havasu City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.67
|
$34.54
€29.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,540.98
€1,326.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,118.82
€963.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.21
|
$153.78
€132.38
|
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Lake Havasu City vs. Madrid - Cost of housing
pay 44.6% less for childcare
|
Lake Havasu City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,214.72
|
$673.20
€579.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,119.76
€11,293.58
|
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Lake Havasu City vs. Madrid - Cost of childcare
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lake Havasu City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$4.50
€3.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$3.20
€2.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$7.01
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$51.05
€43.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$11.68
€10.05
|
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Lake Havasu City vs. Madrid - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 31.5% more for clothing
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Lake Havasu City
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.00
|
$98.88
€85.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$41.27
€35.52
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.80
|
$107.49
€92.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.50
|
$125.44
€107.98
|
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Lake Havasu City vs. Madrid - Cost of clothing
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