Cost of living comparison

Spain

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United Kingdom

Horsham vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Horsham is 33.2% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Horsham
Groceries: pay 14.2% less in Horsham
Transportation: pay 81.5% more in Horsham
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Horsham
Childcare: pay 78.5% more in Horsham
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.1% more in Horsham
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Horsham

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

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Horsham vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Horsham
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.92	$21.14 £15.97	+18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.95	$10.23 £7.73	-8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 €2.93	$2.31 £1.75	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.04	$1.82 £1.37	-21.0%
Average			-10.4%

Madrid vs. Horsham - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

	Madrid	Horsham
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.39	$1.16 £0.87	-26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.35 €7.42	$5.59 £4.22	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25 €4.66	$5.30 £4.00	+1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 €3.68	$3.66 £2.76	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.75	$3.82 £2.89	-9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.33 £1.01	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$0.60 £0.45	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$1.27 £0.96	+10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.46 £1.10	+26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.48 £0.36	-51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$0.60 £0.45	-38.1%
Average			-14.2%

Madrid vs. Horsham - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.5% more for transportation

	Madrid	Horsham
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 €6.11	$7.27 £5.49	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.95 €32.83	$92.50 £69.85	+150.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,333.09	$36,015.76 £27,196.08	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.84 €14.08	$42.44 £32.05	+167.9%
Average			+81.5%

Madrid vs. Horsham - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Madrid	Horsham
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.86 €30.97	$36.34 £27.44	+4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,491.38 €1,324.85	$1,783.94 £1,347.08	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,193.86 €1,060.55	$1,519.65 £1,147.51	+27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.11 €128.01	$202.10 £152.61	+40.2%
Average			+22.8%

Madrid vs. Horsham - Cost of housing

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pay 78.5% more for childcare

	Madrid	Horsham
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$668.48 €593.84	$1,643.87 £1,241.31	+145.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,859.91 €15,865.60	$19,821.55 £14,967.57	+11.0%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Horsham
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.48	$7.00 £5.29	+78.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 €2.73	$4.89 £3.69	+59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.97	$21.64 £16.34	+222.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.67 €45.01	$44.27 £33.43	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.95	$13.21 £9.98	+18.0%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Madrid	Horsham
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.50 €76.84	$74.88 £56.54	-13.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 €38.18	$68.05 £51.39	+58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.99 €96.82	$79.29 £59.87	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.77 €100.18	$99.11 £74.84	-12.1%
Average			+1.4%

Madrid vs. Horsham - Cost of clothing

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