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Spain

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United Kingdom

Doncaster vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Doncaster is 10.2% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% less in Doncaster
Groceries: pay 9.5% less in Doncaster
Transportation: pay 26.9% more in Doncaster
Housing: pay 36.8% less in Doncaster
Childcare: pay 84.2% more in Doncaster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in Doncaster
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Doncaster

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Doncaster are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Doncaster. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Doncaster.

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Doncaster vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Doncaster instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 11.6% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Doncaster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$23.13 £17.35	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$7.93 £5.95	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 €2.94	$1.78 £1.34	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.32 £0.99	-42.6%
Average			-11.6%

Madrid vs. Doncaster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.5% less for groceries

	Madrid	Doncaster
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.39	$1.97 £1.48	+25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.35 €7.43	$4.40 £3.30	-47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25 €4.67	$6.50 £4.88	+23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 €3.69	$3.00 £2.25	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.76	$4.10 £3.07	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.57 £1.18	+33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$0.76 £0.57	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$1.39 £1.04	+21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.10 £0.82	-5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.66 £0.49	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$0.70 £0.52	-27.8%
Average			-9.5%

Madrid vs. Doncaster - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.9% more for transportation

	Madrid	Doncaster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 €6.12	$7.06 £5.30	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.95 €32.89	$68.71 £51.56	+86.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$36,362.64 £27,282.89	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.84 €14.10	$30.24 £22.69	+90.9%
Average			+26.9%

Madrid vs. Doncaster - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.8% less for housing

	Madrid	Doncaster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.86 €31.03	$46.42 £34.83	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,491.38 €1,327.38	$671.73 £504.00	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,193.86 €1,062.58	$634.29 £475.91	-46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.11 €128.26	$277.89 £208.50	+92.8%
Average			-36.8%

Madrid vs. Doncaster - Cost of housing

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pay 84.2% more for childcare

	Madrid	Doncaster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$668.48 €594.97	$1,231.14 £923.72	+84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,859.91 €15,895.97	??
Average			+84.2%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Doncaster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$6.28 £4.71	+60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 €2.74	$4.85 £3.64	+57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$20.61 £15.47	+206.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.67 €45.10	$37.44 £28.09	-26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$9.77 £7.33	-12.8%
Average			+20.6%

Madrid vs. Doncaster - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Madrid	Doncaster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.50 €76.99	$109.02 £81.80	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 €38.25	$41.63 £31.23	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.99 €97.00	$118.93 £89.23	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.77 €100.37	$110.12 £82.62	-2.4%
Average			+6.8%

Madrid vs. Doncaster - Cost of clothing

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