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Estepona vs. Amherst Cost of Living Summary

Estepona is 23.1% cheaper than Amherst.

Restaurants
pay 2.5% more in Estepona
Groceries
pay 25.9% less in Estepona
Transportation
pay 26.2% more in Estepona
Housing
pay 37.6% less in Estepona
Childcare
pay 58.3% less in Estepona
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.1% less in Estepona
Clothing
pay 6.9% more in Estepona

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Estepona are more expensive than in Amherst. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Estepona.

Estepona vs. Amherst Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Estepona instead of Amherst, you would:

pay 2.5% more for restaurants

 
Amherst
Estepona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$19.60
€17.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
 
$10.08
€9.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.65
 
$2.43
€2.17

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pay 25.9% less for groceries

 
Amherst
Estepona
Bread
1 loaf
$3.27
 
$1.63
€1.46
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.27
 
$6.72
€6.00
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
 
$4.58
€4.09

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pay 26.2% more for transportation

 
Amherst
Estepona
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.64
 
$6.80
€6.07
Monthly public transit pass $28.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,344.34
 
$35,271.67
€31,493.97

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pay 37.6% less for housing

 
Amherst
Estepona
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$89.37
 
$30.76
€27.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,825.00
 
$1,213.05
€1,083.13
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,333.33
 
$877.13
€783.18

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pay 58.3% less for childcare

 
Amherst
Estepona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,493.75
 
$551.47
€492.41
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,000.00
 
$7,998.83
€7,142.13

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Amherst
Estepona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00
 
$4.48
€4.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.75
 
$2.69
€2.40
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.50
 
$6.72
€6.00

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

 
Amherst
Estepona
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.00
 
$57.85
€51.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.77
 
$41.99
€37.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.00
 
$95.29
€85.09

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