Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.4 times more expensive than Wenzhou.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Wenzhou, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Wenzhou
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.12
CN¥22.14
|
$15.16
€13.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.85
CN¥34.44
|
$10.32
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
CN¥3.28
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
CN¥2.04
|
$1.81
€1.67
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Wenzhou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
CN¥8.36
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CN¥24.60
|
$7.67
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
CN¥53.40
|
$4.36
€4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
CN¥13.58
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CN¥12.15
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.58
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.71
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.73
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CN¥2.58
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
CN¥3.19
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Wenzhou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CN¥31.67
|
$6.78
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
€49.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,388.97
CN¥137,776.09
|
$36,133.87
€33,283.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.46
CN¥31.69
|
$14.65
€13.49
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Wenzhou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.17
CN¥93.59
|
$33.64
€30.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,370.72
€1,262.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.59
CN¥1,574.58
|
$989.21
€911.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.81
CN¥289.98
|
$123.32
€113.59
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Wenzhou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.12
CN¥3,766.97
|
$543.23
€500.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,967.37
CN¥184,521.54
|
$9,978.95
€9,191.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Wenzhou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CN¥6.54
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
CN¥24.93
|
$2.63
€2.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
CN¥29.52
|
$6.12
€5.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.70
CN¥90.21
|
$48.46
€44.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CN¥41.82
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
Wenzhou
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.98
CN¥411.98
|
$83.95
€77.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.77
CN¥147.62
|
$33.93
€31.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.78
CN¥467.45
|
$87.19
€80.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.47
CN¥344.44
|
$99.93
€92.05
|
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