Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 68.4% more expensive than Albacete.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Albacete, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
Albacete
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.76
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Albacete
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.18
€2.95
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
€2.58
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Albacete
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
Albacete
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Albacete
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Albacete
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
€1.76
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.65
€44.21
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
€6.53
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
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pay 1.7% more for clothing
Albacete
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
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