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United Kingdom

Sunderland vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Sunderland is 12.0% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% less in Sunderland
Groceries: pay 7.3% less in Sunderland
Transportation: pay 43.7% more in Sunderland
Housing: pay 38.8% less in Sunderland
Childcare: pay 8.7% more in Sunderland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Sunderland
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Sunderland

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

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Sunderland vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunderland instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 12.1% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Sunderland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$18.43 £13.80	+2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$8.59 £6.43	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 €2.96	$2.35 £1.76	-29.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.06	$1.98 £1.48	-13.9%
Average			-12.1%

Madrid vs. Sunderland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

	Madrid	Sunderland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.41	$1.39 £1.04	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.35 €7.49	$4.90 £3.67	-41.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25 €4.71	$5.46 £4.09	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 €3.72	$3.59 £2.69	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.79	$4.08 £3.05	-3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.45 £1.09	+24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.85 £0.63	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.03	$1.28 £0.96	+11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$1.69 £1.26	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.80 £0.60	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.66 £0.49	-31.9%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 43.7% more for transportation

	Madrid	Sunderland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 €6.17	$7.78 £5.82	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.95 €33.15	$118.93 £89.04	+221.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,643.98	$37,779.88 £28,284.70	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.84 €14.21	$16.87 £12.63	+6.5%
Average			+43.7%

Madrid vs. Sunderland - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.8% less for housing

	Madrid	Sunderland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.86 €31.28	$41.50 £31.07	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,491.38 €1,337.99	$779.65 £583.70	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,193.86 €1,071.07	$594.65 £445.19	-50.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.11 €129.28	$187.17 £140.13	+29.9%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 8.7% more for childcare

	Madrid	Sunderland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$668.48 €599.73	$800.57 £599.37	+19.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,859.91 €16,023.02	$17,619.16 £13,190.95	-1.3%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Sunderland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.52	$4.63 £3.46	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 €2.76	$4.96 £3.71	+61.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.03	$22.46 £16.82	+234.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.67 €45.46	$39.64 £29.68	-21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$10.57 £7.91	-5.6%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Madrid	Sunderland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.50 €77.60	$90.79 £67.97	+5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 €38.56	$47.70 £35.71	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.99 €97.78	$107.07 £80.16	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.77 €101.17	$95.51 £71.50	-15.3%
Average			-0.8%

Madrid vs. Sunderland - Cost of clothing

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