Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 7.7% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.36
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Madrid
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.50
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 48.7% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.46
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.73
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€762.50
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€494.58
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.03
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.96
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.00
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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