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New Westminster vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

New Westminster costs about the same as Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% less in New Westminster
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in New Westminster
Transportation: pay 1.3% less in New Westminster
Housing: pay 4.0% more in New Westminster
Childcare: pay 26.3% less in New Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in New Westminster
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in New Westminster

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

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New Westminster vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Westminster instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 8.9% less for restaurants

	Madrid	New Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$19.29 CA$27.23	+7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$10.16 CA$14.35	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 €2.96	$1.91 CA$2.69	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.06	$1.59 CA$2.24	-31.0%
Average			-8.9%

Madrid vs. New Westminster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Madrid	New Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.41	$2.39 CA$3.37	+52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.35 €7.49	$5.48 CA$7.74	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25 €4.71	$6.82 CA$9.63	+29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 €3.72	$3.11 CA$4.39	-25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.79	$6.99 CA$9.86	+65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.69 CA$2.39	+44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.65 CA$0.92	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.03	$1.68 CA$2.37	+46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$1.62 CA$2.29	+39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.08 CA$1.52	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.99 CA$1.40	+2.0%
Average			+12.3%

Madrid vs. New Westminster - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% less for transportation

	Madrid	New Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 €6.17	$4.83 CA$6.82	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.95 €33.15	$91.18 CA$128.71	+146.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,643.98	$23,831.37 CA$33,641.55	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.84 €14.21	$16.13 CA$22.77	+1.8%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 4.0% more for housing

	Madrid	New Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.86 €31.28	$64.13 CA$90.53	+84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,491.38 €1,337.99	$1,548.87 CA$2,186.47	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,193.86 €1,071.07	$1,315.08 CA$1,856.43	+10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.11 €129.28	$106.52 CA$150.37	-26.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 26.3% less for childcare

	Madrid	New Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$668.48 €599.73	$771.51 CA$1,089.11	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,859.91 €16,023.02	$8,416.52 CA$11,881.18	-52.9%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	New Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.52	$5.96 CA$8.42	+52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 €2.76	$3.51 CA$4.95	+14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.03	$15.43 CA$21.78	+129.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.67 €45.46	$32.96 CA$46.53	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$11.92 CA$16.83	+6.5%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Madrid	New Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.50 €77.60	$51.90 CA$73.27	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 €38.56	$41.21 CA$58.17	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.99 €97.78	$79.26 CA$111.88	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.77 €101.17	$96.44 CA$136.14	-14.5%
Average			-22.7%

Madrid vs. New Westminster - Cost of clothing

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