Cost of living comparison
compared to
Madrid vs. Tortola Cost of Living Summary
Madrid is 7.7% cheaper than Tortola.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.9% more in Madrid
- Groceries
-
pay 37.3% less in Madrid
- Housing
-
pay 6.5% more in Madrid
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.4% less in Madrid
- Clothing
-
pay 13.1% less in Madrid
The cost of restaurants and housing in Madrid are more expensive than in Tortola. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Madrid.
Madrid vs. Tortola Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Madrid instead of Tortola, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
|
Tortola
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$28.99
|
$18.10
€15.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$11.68
€9.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$3.13
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$2.19
€1.85
|
|
Tortola vs. Madrid - Cost of restaurants
pay 37.3% less for groceries
|
Tortola
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.26
|
$1.71
€1.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$7.25
€6.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.06
|
$4.61
€3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.20
|
$3.36
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
|
$4.05
€3.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$1.18
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.02
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$1.19
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.40
|
$1.26
€1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$0.94
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.01
€0.85
|
|
Tortola vs. Madrid - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tortola
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.08
€5.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.84
€38.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,541.72
€32,612.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.23
€13.74
|
Tortola vs. Madrid - Cost of transportation
pay 6.5% more for housing
|
Tortola
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$115.00
|
$34.54
€29.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.00
|
$1,540.98
€1,303.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$1,118.82
€946.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.59
|
$153.78
€130.13
|
|
Tortola vs. Madrid - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tortola
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$673.20
€569.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,119.76
€11,101.51
|
Tortola vs. Madrid - Cost of childcare
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tortola
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$4.50
€3.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$7.33
|
$3.20
€2.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$7.01
€5.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$51.05
€43.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$11.68
€9.88
|
|
Tortola vs. Madrid - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Tortola
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$98.88
€83.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.27
€34.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$180.00
|
$107.49
€90.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.00
|
$125.44
€106.14
|
|
Tortola vs. Madrid - Cost of clothing
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