Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.0 times more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 46.0% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Madrid
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.92
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.74
€3.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
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pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Roseau
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$59.37
€54.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.63
€12.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Roseau
|
Madrid
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$816.29
€751.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$125.07
€115.18
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$529.47
€487.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
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pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Madrid
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$41.71
€38.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
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pay 23.5% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Madrid
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$94.21
€86.76
|
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