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Caxias Do Sul vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Caxias Do Sul is 58.5% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Caxias Do Sul
Groceries: pay 48.4% less in Caxias Do Sul
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in Caxias Do Sul
Housing: pay 79.8% less in Caxias Do Sul
Childcare: pay 11.1% less in Caxias Do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.0% less in Caxias Do Sul
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Caxias Do Sul

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Caxias Do Sul.

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Caxias Do Sul vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caxias Do Sul instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Caxias Do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$6.97 R$34.75	-61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$6.97 R$34.75	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 €2.95	$1.38 R$6.86	-58.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.08 R$5.36	-53.3%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 48.4% less for groceries

	Madrid	Caxias Do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.40	$1.69 R$8.41	+7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.35 €7.46	$4.97 R$24.81	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25 €4.69	$3.39 R$16.91	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 €3.70	$1.96 R$9.78	-52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.77	$2.18 R$10.87	-48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$0.72 R$3.60	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.48 R$2.41	-49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.03	$0.27 R$1.35	-76.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$0.74 R$3.68	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.45 R$2.25	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$0.32 R$1.58	-67.4%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Madrid	Caxias Do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 €6.14	$4.82 R$24.04	-29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.95 €32.98	$43.80 R$218.44	+18.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,484.13	$23,669.59 R$118K	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.84 €14.14	$7.90 R$39.42	-50.1%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 79.8% less for housing

	Madrid	Caxias Do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.86 €31.12	$21.90 R$109.21	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,491.38 €1,331.23	$272.09 R$1,356.97	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,193.86 €1,065.66	$182.17 R$908.51	-84.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.11 €128.63	$54.98 R$274.18	-61.8%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 11.1% less for childcare

	Madrid	Caxias Do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$668.48 €596.70	$398.18 R$1,985.80	-40.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,859.91 €15,942.08	$23,711.01 R$118K	+32.8%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Caxias Do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.50	$2.19 R$10.92	-44.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 €2.74	$1.94 R$9.68	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$2.48 R$12.39	-63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.67 €45.23	$26.38 R$131.56	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$7.27 R$36.24	-35.1%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Madrid	Caxias Do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.50 €77.21	$50.34 R$251.03	-41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 €38.37	$36.83 R$183.69	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.99 €97.28	$101.92 R$508.31	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.77 €100.66	$79.07 R$394.32	-29.9%
Average			-24.4%

Madrid vs. Caxias Do Sul - Cost of clothing

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