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Fort Saskatchewan vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Fort Saskatchewan is 34.2% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 19.6% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Groceries
pay 26.6% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Transportation
pay 10.0% less in Fort Saskatchewan
Housing
pay 23.8% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Fort Saskatchewan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.8% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Clothing
pay 21.8% more in Fort Saskatchewan

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Fort Saskatchewan are more expensive than in Madrid. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Fort Saskatchewan.

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Fort Saskatchewan vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Saskatchewan instead of Madrid, you would:

pay 19.6% more for restaurants

 
Madrid
Fort Saskatchewan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.10
€15.65
$30.48
CA$42.66
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.68
€10.09
$10.76
CA$15.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.13
€2.71
$3.23
CA$4.52
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pay 26.6% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Fort Saskatchewan
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.71
€1.48
$3.20
CA$4.48
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.25
€6.26
$7.54
CA$10.55
Milk (1 gallon) $4.61
€3.98
$9.90
CA$13.85
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pay 10.0% less for transportation

 
Madrid
Fort Saskatchewan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.08
€6.12
$3.70
CA$5.18
Monthly public transit pass $45.84
€39.62
$53.79
CA$75.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,541.72
€33,313.23
$38,730.08
CA$54,204.69
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pay 23.8% more for housing

 
Madrid
Fort Saskatchewan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $34.54
€29.85
$100.41
CA$140.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,540.98
€1,331.94
$1,004.11
CA$1,405.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,118.82
€967.04
$896.53
CA$1,254.74
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Madrid
Fort Saskatchewan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $673.20
€581.87
$1,434.45
CA$2,007.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,119.76
€11,339.96
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pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Fort Saskatchewan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.50
€3.89
$7.89
CA$11.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.20
€2.77
$3.94
CA$5.52
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.01
€6.06
$16.14
CA$22.59
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pay 21.8% more for clothing

 
Madrid
Fort Saskatchewan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $98.88
€85.47
$64.55
CA$90.34
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $41.27
€35.67
$71.72
CA$100.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $107.49
€92.91
$143.44
CA$200.76
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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