Cost of living comparison
Los Angeles is 67.3% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Los Angeles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.20
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 75.4% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$4.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.54
|
$6.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.17
|
$4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.58
|
$7.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.41
|
$4.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.53
|
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,805.41
|
$30,499.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.08
|
$16.52
|
|
pay 74.4% more for housing
Madrid
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.11
|
$72.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,388.63
|
$2,395.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,015.99
|
$2,100.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€122.93
|
$144.10
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Madrid
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€536.56
|
$1,778.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,519.25
|
$28,750.00
|
|
pay 83.3% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.55
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.44
|
$5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.76
|
$59.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.13
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.56
|
$58.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.18
|
$42.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.53
|
$101.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€114.76
|
$144.74
|
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