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Sault Ste. Marie vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Sault Ste. Marie is 12.3% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Groceries: pay 7.5% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Housing: pay 4.0% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Sault Ste. Marie

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

Sault Ste. Marie vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sault Ste. Marie instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 27.8% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Sault Ste. Marie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.55	$16.50 CA$22.82	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$9.75 CA$13.49	-16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.69	$1.73 CA$2.39	-44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.88	$1.29 CA$1.78	-41.3%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 7.5% more for groceries

	Madrid	Sault Ste. Marie
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.47	$2.25 CA$3.11	+31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.22	$4.37 CA$6.04	-39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €3.96	$9.95 CA$13.76	+115.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.88	$2.81 CA$3.89	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.48	$4.59 CA$6.35	+13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.01	$1.38 CA$1.91	+17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$0.50 CA$0.69	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.03	$1.31 CA$1.81	+9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.08	$1.58 CA$2.18	+25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.99 CA$1.37	+5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.87	$0.72 CA$0.99	-29.1%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Madrid	Sault Ste. Marie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.08	$4.06 CA$5.62	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.37	$57.41 CA$79.39	+25.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €33,100.05	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €13.94	$22.35 CA$30.91	+37.7%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 4.0% more for housing

	Madrid	Sault Ste. Marie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €29.66	$68.03 CA$94.07	+97.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,323.41	$873.07 CA$1,207.32	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €960.85	$908.95 CA$1,256.94	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €132.07	$124.38 CA$172.00	-19.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Madrid	Sault Ste. Marie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €578.15	$502.31 CA$694.62	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,267.39	$5,023.13 CA$6,946.23	-61.7%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Sault Ste. Marie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.86	$4.31 CA$5.95	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.75	$3.44 CA$4.76	+7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.02	$11.48 CA$15.88	+63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €43.85	$32.29 CA$44.65	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$12.18 CA$16.84	+4.3%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Madrid	Sault Ste. Marie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €84.92	$45.45 CA$62.85	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €35.44	$35.88 CA$49.62	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €92.31	$60.82 CA$84.10	-43.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €107.73	$119.60 CA$165.39	-4.7%
Average			-28.8%

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