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Madrid vs. Walnut Creek Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 18.5% cheaper than Walnut Creek.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% less in Madrid
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Madrid
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Madrid
Housing: pay 35.5% less in Madrid
Childcare: pay 67.3% less in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Madrid
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Madrid

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

Madrid vs. Walnut Creek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madrid instead of Walnut Creek, you would:

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

	Walnut Creek	Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$18.10 €15.61	-9.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$11.68 €10.07	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93	$3.13 €2.70	+6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10	$2.19 €1.89	+4.3%
Average			-4.5%

Walnut Creek vs. Madrid - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Walnut Creek	Madrid
Bread 1 loaf	$4.82	$1.71 €1.48	-64.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.75	$7.25 €6.25	+163.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46	$4.61 €3.97	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50	$3.36 €2.89	-39.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95	$4.05 €3.50	+37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.18 €1.02	-42.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$1.02 €0.88	+13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.90	$1.19 €1.03	-58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33	$1.26 €1.09	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02	$0.94 €0.81	-7.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.01 €0.87	-32.5%
Average			-8.3%

Walnut Creek vs. Madrid - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Walnut Creek	Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.79	$7.08 €6.10	+47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.84 €39.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,000.00	$38,541.72 €33,235.57	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.70	$16.23 €14.00	-28.5%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 35.5% less for housing

	Walnut Creek	Madrid
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.33	$34.54 €29.78	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,350.00	$1,540.98 €1,328.83	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,950.00	$1,118.82 €964.79	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.70	$153.78 €132.61	-19.4%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

	Walnut Creek	Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,200.00	$673.20 €580.51	-69.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$37,770.00	$13,119.76 €11,313.52	-65.3%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Walnut Creek	Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$4.50 €3.88	-43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$3.20 €2.76	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$7.01 €6.04	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.33	$51.05 €44.03	-40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.50	$11.68 €10.07	-19.5%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Walnut Creek	Madrid
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.33	$98.88 €85.27	+36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.00	$41.27 €35.59	-26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$107.49 €92.69	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.75	$125.44 €108.17	+0.5%
Average			+7.6%

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