Cost of living comparison
Spain is 48.7% more expensive than Boras.
If you lived in Spain instead of Boras, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
Boras
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.20
SEK109.33
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
SEK88.46
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
SEK15.41
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
SEK14.91
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Boras
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
SEK22.37
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
SEK61.12
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
SEK58.06
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SEK38.37
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
SEK51.84
|
$3.26
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
SEK11.59
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
SEK10.96
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
SEK11.72
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
SEK15.78
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Boras
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
SEK70.76
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.45
SEK690.74
|
$35.45
€32.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,257.25
SEK238,530.62
|
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.94
SEK213.68
|
$14.39
€13.22
|
|
pay 73.9% more for housing
Boras
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.45
SEK208.47
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$828.43
€761.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$665.31
€611.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.27
SEK656.61
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Boras
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.11
SEK1,490.82
|
$381.14
€350.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,391.08
SEK14,908.16
|
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Boras
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK40.50
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
SEK328.85
|
$43.03
€39.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.84
SEK159.02
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Boras
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.32
SEK925.05
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.04
SEK396.93
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.53
SEK927.29
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.35
SEK1,043.32
|
$91.97
€84.53
|
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