Cost of living comparison
Spain is 29.8% cheaper than Austin.
If you lived in Spain instead of Austin, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Austin
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$12.45
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Austin
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.85
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Austin
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.96
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,000.00
|
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.93
|
$14.14
€13.21
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Austin
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.16
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,457.21
|
$697.48
€651.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,656.82
|
$570.67
€533.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.53
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Austin
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,208.00
|
$342.46
€319.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austin
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.93
|
$43.33
€40.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.12
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Austin
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.12
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.68
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.93
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.21
|
$91.35
€85.33
|
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