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Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Oaxaca De Juarez is 28.8% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 55.1% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Housing: pay 52.5% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Childcare: pay 5.6% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Oaxaca De Juarez

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Oaxaca De Juarez.

Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oaxaca De Juarez instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 55.1% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Oaxaca De Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.61	$5.97 MX$109.24	-67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$8.41 MX$153.93	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.70	$1.30 MX$23.83	-58.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.89	$0.72 MX$13.24	-67.0%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Madrid	Oaxaca De Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.48	$2.73 MX$50.02	+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.25	$3.26 MX$59.59	-55.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €3.97	$5.10 MX$93.36	+10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.89	$1.61 MX$29.53	-51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.50	$2.22 MX$40.54	-45.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.02	$0.98 MX$18.02	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$0.54 MX$9.91	-46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.03	$0.83 MX$15.17	-30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.09	$0.25 MX$4.50	-80.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.00 MX$18.24	+6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.87	$0.87 MX$15.84	-14.3%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Madrid	Oaxaca De Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.10	$4.91 MX$89.74	-30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €33,235.57	$23,070.30 MX$422,071.22	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €14.00	$17.91 MX$327.73	+10.3%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 52.5% less for housing

	Madrid	Oaxaca De Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €29.78	$24.43 MX$446.90	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,328.83	$660.44 MX$12,082.82	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €964.79	$470.45 MX$8,606.94	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €132.61	$52.93 MX$968.28	-65.6%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 5.6% more for childcare

	Madrid	Oaxaca De Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €580.51	$416.17 MX$7,613.83	-38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,313.52	$19,609.76 MX$358,760.54	+49.5%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Oaxaca De Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.88	$2.31 MX$42.21	-48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.76	$2.71 MX$49.66	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.04	$4.21 MX$76.97	-40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €44.03	$32.57 MX$595.87	-36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$5.43 MX$99.31	-53.5%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Madrid	Oaxaca De Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €85.27	$39.81 MX$728.28	-59.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €35.59	$61.16 MX$1,118.90	+48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €92.69	$67.85 MX$1,241.39	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €108.17	$102.23 MX$1,870.35	-18.5%
Average			-16.7%

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