Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 22.3% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$10.32
€9.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$36,133.87
€33,212.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$14.65
€13.46
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Victoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$33.64
€30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$1,370.72
€1,259.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$989.21
€909.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$123.32
€113.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$543.23
€499.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$9,978.95
€9,172.15
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$3.79
€3.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$6.12
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$48.46
€44.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$83.95
€77.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$33.93
€31.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$87.19
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$99.93
€91.85
|
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