Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bellingham vs. Burgos Cost of Living Summary
Bellingham is 71.1% more expensive than Burgos.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.2% more in Bellingham
- Groceries
-
pay 90.3% more in Bellingham
- Transportation
-
pay 8.2% less in Bellingham
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bellingham
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Bellingham
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Bellingham
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7% more in Bellingham
Bellingham vs. Burgos Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bellingham instead of Burgos, you would:
pay 38.2% more for restaurants
|
Burgos
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.92
€16.00
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
€9.00
|
$13.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.87
|
$3.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
€1.33
|
$2.17
|
|
Burgos vs. Bellingham - Cost of restaurants
pay 90.3% more for groceries
|
Burgos
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
€1.02
|
$4.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.08
€9.00
|
$9.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
€4.02
|
$4.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.23
|
$5.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.29
|
$8.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.91
|
$1.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.67
|
$0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.68
|
$2.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.09
|
$2.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$1.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.81
|
$1.47
|
|
Burgos vs. Bellingham - Cost of groceries
pay 8.2% less for transportation
|
Burgos
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€5.91
|
$5.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,315.82
€32,426.29
|
$36,318.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
€12.64
|
$16.12
|
|
Burgos vs. Bellingham - Cost of transportation
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Burgos
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.27
€31.49
|
$76.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$802.48
€716.53
|
$1,772.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.85
€574.89
|
$1,507.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.82
€93.59
|
$167.87
|
|
Burgos vs. Bellingham - Cost of housing
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Burgos
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.89
€399.92
|
$1,136.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,784.69
€12,308.31
|
$31,129.44
|
|
Burgos vs. Bellingham - Cost of childcare
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burgos
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
€1.62
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.84
€7.00
|
$12.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.23
€26.99
|
$68.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.60
€5.00
|
$17.00
|
|
Burgos vs. Bellingham - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Burgos
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.78
€89.98
|
$77.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.19
€28.74
|
$28.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.18
€59.99
|
$110.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.37
€119.98
|
$150.00
|
|
Burgos vs. Bellingham - Cost of clothing
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