Cost of living comparison
Spain is 17.3% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Spain instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Alabama
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Alabama
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Alabama
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.55
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Alabama
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
|
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