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Terre Haute vs. Barcelona Cost of Living Summary

Terre Haute is 18.1% cheaper than Barcelona.

Restaurants
pay 5.1% less in Terre Haute
Groceries
pay 0.2% less in Terre Haute
Transportation
pay 28.4% less in Terre Haute
Housing
pay 31.2% less in Terre Haute
Childcare
pay 75.1% more in Terre Haute
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.1% less in Terre Haute
Clothing
pay 41.1% less in Terre Haute

Expenses including clothing, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Terre Haute. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Terre Haute.

Terre Haute vs. Barcelona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Terre Haute instead of Barcelona, you would:

pay 5.1% less for restaurants

 
Barcelona
Terre Haute
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.92
€16.00
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.44
€12.00
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.98
€2.66
$2.66
 

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pay 0.2% less for groceries

 
Barcelona
Terre Haute
Bread
1 loaf
$1.99
€1.78
$1.90
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.79
€7.85
$5.24
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.83
€4.31
$2.77
 

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

 
Barcelona
Terre Haute
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.87
€6.14
$3.29
 
Monthly public transit pass $25.53
€22.80
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,271.67
€31,493.97
$36,531.00
 

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pay 31.2% less for housing

 
Barcelona
Terre Haute
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$35.30
€31.52
$61.13
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,671.42
€1,492.41
$950.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,296.44
€1,157.59
$816.67
 

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pay 75.1% more for childcare

 
Barcelona
Terre Haute
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $951.83
€849.88
$1,536.88
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,609.14
€14,830.25
$31,537.78
 

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Barcelona
Terre Haute
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.92
€3.50
$4.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.23
€2.89
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.00
€6.25
$8.06
 

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pay 41.1% less for clothing

 
Barcelona
Terre Haute
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.34
€77.99
$31.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.19
€34.99
$51.67
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.13
€93.87
$99.58
 

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