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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 27.8% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 50.4% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Kingston Upon Thames

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Kingston Upon Thames are more expensive than in Madrid. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kingston Upon Thames.

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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Thames instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 3.2% more for restaurants

	Madrid	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$21.80 £16.47	+21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$10.57 £7.98	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 €2.95	$2.95 £2.23	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.78 £1.35	-22.5%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Madrid	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.40	$1.72 £1.30	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.35 €7.46	$4.24 £3.20	-49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25 €4.69	$6.28 £4.74	+19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 €3.70	$5.01 £3.78	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.77	$3.98 £3.00	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.44 £1.09	+22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.63 £0.48	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.03	$1.15 £0.87	+0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.28 £0.97	+10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.74 £0.56	-26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$0.80 £0.60	-17.6%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Madrid	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 €6.14	$7.70 £5.82	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.95 €32.98	$42.29 £31.93	+14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,484.13	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	+8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.84 €14.14	$16.52 £12.47	+4.3%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 50.4% more for housing

	Madrid	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.86 €31.12	$40.48 £30.57	+16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,491.38 €1,331.23	$2,015.19 £1,521.87	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,193.86 €1,065.66	$1,866.53 £1,409.61	+56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.11 €128.63	$284.00 £214.48	+97.1%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Madrid	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$668.48 €596.70	$2,636.27 £1,990.91	+294.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,859.91 €15,942.08	$22,279.43 £16,825.44	+24.7%
Average			+121.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.50	$9.25 £6.99	+136.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 €2.74	$5.38 £4.07	+75.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$23.46 £17.71	+249.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.67 €45.23	$102.63 £77.51	+102.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$19.82 £14.97	+77.0%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Madrid	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.50 €77.21	$113.97 £86.07	+31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 €38.37	$52.86 £39.92	+23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.99 €97.28	$79.29 £59.88	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.77 €100.66	$105.71 £79.84	-6.3%
Average			+2.5%

Madrid vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of clothing

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