Cost of living comparison
Spain is 23.3% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Spain instead of London, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
London
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.17
|
$12.45
€11.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.66
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.69
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.17
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
London
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.02
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
CA$7.62
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.15
CA$9.78
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
CA$3.96
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
CA$6.07
|
$3.11
€2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CA$2.04
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
CA$0.77
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.87
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CA$1.13
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
London
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
CA$6.48
|
$6.67
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.06
CA$95.78
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,247.80
|
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.75
CA$20.17
|
$14.14
€13.13
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
London
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.74
CA$81.67
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.88
CA$1,974.00
|
$697.48
€647.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.27
CA$1,527.47
|
$570.67
€529.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.85
CA$176.15
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
London
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$737.49
CA$1,008.26
|
$342.46
€318.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,874.87
CA$24,437.63
|
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
CA$4.78
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.84
CA$14.82
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.34
CA$42.85
|
$43.33
€40.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
CA$15.11
|
$8.42
€7.82
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
London
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.06
CA$101.26
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.62
CA$59.63
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.84
CA$113.26
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.30
CA$130.29
|
$91.35
€84.83
|
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