Cost of living comparison
George Town is 96.6% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in George Town instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$3.22
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$2.49
$2.08
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.54
|
$5.32
$4.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$17.47
$14.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
$6.81
$5.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.50
|
$4.57
$3.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$3.42
$2.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.71
$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$3.00
$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$2.60
$2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.79
$1.50
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.96
|
$6.60
$5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.50
|
$30.00
$25.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,890.23
|
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.75
|
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pay 2.8 times more for housing
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.96
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,023.39
|
$2,699.64
$2,255.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€763.13
|
$1,899.75
$1,587.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.93
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€495.00
|
$929.88
$776.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,880.70
|
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$6.60
$5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.03
|
$5.85
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.99
|
$66.79
$55.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.06
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.73
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.87
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.07
|
$155.98
$130.30
|
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