Cost of living comparison
Spain is 87.2% more expensive than Joao Pessoa.
If you lived in Spain instead of Joao Pessoa, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Joao Pessoa
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
R$18.36
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.69
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
R$4.08
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
R$2.28
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Joao Pessoa
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
R$7.29
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.94
R$20.32
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
R$23.41
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
R$10.47
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.01
R$10.35
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
R$4.74
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.47
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
R$1.26
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
R$3.20
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
R$2.69
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.73
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
Joao Pessoa
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
R$25.13
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.24
R$253.93
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,424.84
R$79,542.79
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.32
R$37.73
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Joao Pessoa
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.17
R$83.37
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.69
R$1,504.17
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.04
R$892.31
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.13
R$382.30
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 100.0% more for childcare
Joao Pessoa
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.84
R$679.85
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,260.26
R$27,126.13
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports
Joao Pessoa
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.48
R$7.65
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
R$6.40
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
R$15.30
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.89
R$112.88
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
R$35.18
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 59.1% more for clothing
Joao Pessoa
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.37
R$285.54
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.11
R$175.91
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.85
R$293.19
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.12
R$170.81
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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