Cost of living comparison

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Hialeah vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Hialeah is 21.2% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 22.8% more in Hialeah
Groceries
pay 43.1% more in Hialeah
Transportation
pay 23.9% more in Hialeah
Housing
pay 11.7% more in Hialeah
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Hialeah
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.1% more in Hialeah
Clothing
pay 15.4% less in Hialeah

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

Hialeah vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

pay 22.8% more for restaurants

 
Madrid
Hialeah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.92
€16.07
$30.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.05
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.30
€2.96
$2.50
 

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Hialeah
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
€1.41
$4.53
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.35
€7.49
$6.61
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.25
€4.71
$3.92
 

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

 
Madrid
Hialeah
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.88
€6.17
$3.88
 
Monthly public transit pass $36.95
€33.15
$170.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,271.67
€31,643.98
$36,928.80
 

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pay 11.7% more for housing

 
Madrid
Hialeah
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.86
€31.28
$76.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,491.38
€1,337.99
$1,750.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,193.86
€1,071.07
$1,250.00
 

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Madrid
Hialeah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $668.48
€599.73
$1,488.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,859.91
€16,023.02
$40,015.75
 

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Hialeah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.92
€3.52
$7.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.07
€2.76
$5.40
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.72
€6.03
$9.00
 

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Hialeah
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.50
€77.60
$51.18
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.98
€38.56
$41.67
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.99
€97.78
$100.00
 

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