Cost of living comparison

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North Bay vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

North Bay is 2.2% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in North Bay
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in North Bay
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in North Bay
Housing: pay 8.2% more in North Bay
Childcare: pay 73.2% more in North Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% more in North Bay
Clothing: pay 47.5% less in North Bay

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

North Bay vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Bay instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Madrid	North Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.74	$14.35 CA$19.93	-20.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.16	$9.33 CA$12.95	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.72	$1.83 CA$2.54	-41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.90	$1.22 CA$1.69	-44.4%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Madrid	North Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.49	$2.25 CA$3.13	+31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.30	$10.10 CA$14.02	+39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €4.01	$7.38 CA$10.24	+60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.92	$3.27 CA$4.54	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.53	$5.11 CA$7.10	+26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.03	$1.70 CA$2.36	+44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.89	$0.60 CA$0.83	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.04	$1.62 CA$2.24	+35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.10	$1.53 CA$2.12	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.82	$0.94 CA$1.30	-0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.88	$0.89 CA$1.23	-12.1%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Madrid	North Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.15	$4.00 CA$5.55	-43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.86	$71.76 CA$99.64	+56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €33,513.26	$24,382.26 CA$33,856.70	-36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €14.12	$12.97 CA$18.01	-20.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 8.2% more for housing

	Madrid	North Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €30.03	$57.85 CA$80.34	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,339.93	$1,339.50 CA$1,860.00	-13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €972.85	$1,219.90 CA$1,693.93	+9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €133.72	$107.00 CA$148.58	-30.4%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 73.2% more for childcare

	Madrid	North Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €585.36	$896.99 CA$1,245.54	+33.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,408.05	$27,986.00 CA$38,860.77	+113.3%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	North Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.91	$5.02 CA$6.98	+11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.79	$3.16 CA$4.38	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.09	$12.92 CA$17.94	+84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €44.39	$24.40 CA$33.88	-52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.16	$10.23 CA$14.20	-12.4%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 47.5% less for clothing

	Madrid	North Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €85.98	$43.06 CA$59.79	-56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €35.88	$17.94 CA$24.91	-56.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €93.46	$62.79 CA$87.19	-41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €109.07	$81.33 CA$112.93	-35.2%
Average			-47.5%

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