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Mission Viejo vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Mission Viejo is 23.1% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% less in Mission Viejo
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Mission Viejo
Transportation: pay 13.0% less in Mission Viejo
Housing: pay 87.0% more in Mission Viejo
Childcare: pay 38.0% less in Mission Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Mission Viejo
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Mission Viejo

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

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Mission Viejo vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mission Viejo instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 4.6% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Mission Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$21.50	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$10.00	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 €2.96	$2.00	-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.06	$1.55	-32.7%
Average			-4.6%

Madrid vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Madrid	Mission Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.41	$3.90	+148.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.35 €7.49	$7.00	-16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25 €4.71	$4.00	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 €3.72	$4.50	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.79	$6.21	+46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$2.23	+90.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.69	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.03	$1.29	+12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$2.24	+93.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.99	-0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.94	+100.2%
Average			+27.9%

Madrid vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.0% less for transportation

	Madrid	Mission Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 €6.17	$5.12	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.95 €33.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,643.98	$33,499.00	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.84 €14.21	$18.36	+15.9%
Average			-13.0%

Madrid vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.0% more for housing

	Madrid	Mission Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.86 €31.28	$65.67	+88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,491.38 €1,337.99	$2,633.33	+76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,193.86 €1,071.07	$2,700.00	+126.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.11 €129.28	$188.44	+30.8%
Average			+87.0%

Madrid vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of housing

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

	Madrid	Mission Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$668.48 €599.73	$545.83	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,859.91 €16,023.02	$8,400.00	-53.0%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Mission Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.52	$5.00	+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 €2.76	$5.47	+77.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.03	$11.86	+76.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.67 €45.46	$40.00	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$12.00	+7.2%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Madrid	Mission Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.50 €77.60	$31.44	-63.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 €38.56	$34.60	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.99 €97.78	$72.00	-33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.77 €101.17	$139.17	+23.4%
Average			-30.1%

Madrid vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of clothing

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