Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.5% more expensive than Budva.
If you lived in Spain instead of Budva, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Budva
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$13.31
€12.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Budva
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
€4.00
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.83
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.67
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.07
€2.86
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Budva
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
€5.81
|
$6.53
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.20
€32.84
|
$35.45
€33.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,283.08
|
$33,659.33
€31,405.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.08
€13.14
|
$14.39
€13.42
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
Budva
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.61
€26.69
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$816.11
€761.47
|
$828.43
€772.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.69
€572.61
|
$665.31
€620.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.14
€99.97
|
$106.67
€99.53
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
Budva
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.71
€373.88
|
$381.14
€355.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,421.99
€8,791.21
|
$7,410.38
€6,914.28
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Budva
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.03
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.19
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.92
€44.71
|
$43.03
€40.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
€5.81
|
$8.46
€7.90
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
Budva
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.58
€77.05
|
$73.08
€68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.63
|
$31.46
€29.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.45
€110.52
|
$75.09
€70.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.06
€189.47
|
$91.97
€85.81
|
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