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Santa Fe vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Santa Fe is 47.2% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% less in Santa Fe
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in Santa Fe
Transportation: pay 24.4% less in Santa Fe
Housing: pay 69.1% less in Santa Fe
Childcare: pay 91.8% less in Santa Fe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% less in Santa Fe
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Santa Fe

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Fe instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 51.8% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Santa Fe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.79	$7.00 ARS9,763.92	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.19	$7.50 ARS10,461.34	-35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.73	$1.24 ARS1,723.24	-60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.91	$1.10 ARS1,536.09	-49.7%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Madrid	Santa Fe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.49	$1.00 ARS1,394.85	-41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.32	$4.50 ARS6,276.80	-37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €4.02	$3.79 ARS5,280.06	-17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.93	$1.50 ARS2,092.27	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.54	$2.71 ARS3,775.06	-33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.03	$0.74 ARS1,033.40	-37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.89	$0.79 ARS1,101.47	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.04	$0.44 ARS613.71	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.10	$1.20 ARS1,676.63	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.82	$0.23 ARS316.35	-75.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.88	$0.50 ARS700.18	-50.3%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 24.4% less for transportation

	Madrid	Santa Fe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.17	$4.01 ARS5,588.07	-43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €33,621.25	$30,000.00 ARS42M	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €14.16	$15.00 ARS20,922.68	-7.6%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 69.1% less for housing

	Madrid	Santa Fe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €30.13	$20.00 ARS27,896.90	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,344.25	$315.00 ARS439K	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €975.98	$200.00 ARS279K	-82.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €134.15	$42.25 ARS58,939.05	-72.5%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 91.8% less for childcare

	Madrid	Santa Fe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €587.25	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,444.81	$1,080.00 ARS2M	-91.8%
Average			-91.8%

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pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Santa Fe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.92	$1.26 ARS1,754.12	-72.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.80	$2.09 ARS2,908.86	-34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.11	$3.40 ARS4,742.47	-51.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €44.54	$40.00 ARS55,793.81	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.19	$5.00 ARS6,974.23	-57.2%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Madrid	Santa Fe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €86.26	$61.67 ARS86,015.46	-37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €36.00	$60.00 ARS83,690.71	+45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €93.76	$107.50 ARS150K
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €109.42	$95.00 ARS133K	-24.3%
Average			-5.5%

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