Cost of living comparison
Spain is 25.1% cheaper than Arizona.
If you lived in Spain instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Arizona
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
|
$13.31
€12.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.04
|
$8.95
€8.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Arizona
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.39
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
|
$6.20
€5.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$4.19
€3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.19
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
|
Arizona
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$6.53
€5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.11
|
$35.45
€31.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,978.12
|
$33,659.33
€30,371.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.58
|
$14.39
€12.98
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
|
Arizona
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.76
|
$33.81
€30.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,525.57
|
$828.43
€747.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,303.58
|
$665.31
€600.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.12
|
$106.67
€96.25
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Arizona
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,041.66
|
$381.14
€343.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,854.83
|
$7,410.38
€6,686.55
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arizona
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.83
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$1.92
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.33
|
$5.57
€5.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.08
|
$43.03
€38.83
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.73
|
$8.46
€7.64
|
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pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Arizona
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.52
|
$73.08
€65.94
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.45
|
$31.46
€28.39
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.65
|
$75.09
€67.76
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.27
|
$91.97
€82.98
|
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