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Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Nell'emilia is 5.1% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Transportation: pay 24.2% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Housing: pay 31.7% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Reggio Nell'emilia

The cost of transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Reggio Nell'emilia are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Reggio Nell'emilia.

Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Nell'emilia instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Reggio Nell'emilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.42	$17.52 €14.93	-3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$11.68 €9.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.67	$3.65 €3.11	+16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.87	$1.73 €1.47	-21.2%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Madrid	Reggio Nell'emilia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.46	$2.10 €1.79	+22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.17	$9.83 €8.38	+35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €3.93	$5.49 €4.68	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.86	$3.78 €3.22	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.45	$4.87 €4.15	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.00	$0.97 €0.83	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.87	$0.92 €0.78	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.02	$1.06 €0.90	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.07	$1.59 €1.35	+26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$1.05 €0.90	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.86	$1.03 €0.88	+2.3%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 24.2% more for transportation

	Madrid	Reggio Nell'emilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.03	$7.90 €6.73	+11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.06	$37.96 €32.34	-17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €32,837.78	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €13.83	$36.79 €31.35	+126.6%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Madrid	Reggio Nell'emilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €29.43	$28.37 €24.17	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,312.93	$697.46 €594.24	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €953.24	$550.90 €469.37	-50.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €131.02	$148.33 €126.38	-3.5%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Madrid	Reggio Nell'emilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €573.57	$521.70 €444.49	-22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,178.11	$7,007.94 €5,970.80	-46.6%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Reggio Nell'emilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.83	$5.84 €4.98	+29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.73	$2.26 €1.92	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €5.97	$7.01 €5.97
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €43.50	$62.29 €53.07	+22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$10.51 €8.96	-10.0%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Madrid	Reggio Nell'emilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €84.25	$79.42 €67.67	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €35.16	$46.72 €39.81	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €91.58	$105.12 €89.56	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €106.87	$115.83 €98.68	-7.7%
Average			-4.1%

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