Cost of living comparison
Spain is 26.6% cheaper than Cardiff.
If you lived in Spain instead of Cardiff, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Cardiff
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£15.11
|
$13.31
€12.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.45
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Cardiff
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
£1.15
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
£3.88
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.73
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
£3.96
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
£2.69
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
£1.36
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
£1.58
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
£0.38
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Cardiff
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
£5.89
|
$6.53
€6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.37
£55.39
|
$35.45
€32.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,484.13
|
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.69
£12.53
|
$14.39
€13.35
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Cardiff
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.03
£27.97
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,300.63
£1,038.51
|
$828.43
€768.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.00
£827.21
|
$665.31
€617.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.66
£178.58
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Cardiff
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,576.52
£1,258.80
|
$381.14
€353.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,269.21
£24,168.96
|
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cardiff
|
Spain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.29
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.34
£13.85
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.06
£27.99
|
$43.03
€39.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
£7.04
|
$8.46
€7.85
|
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pay 4.8% less for clothing
Cardiff
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.13
£67.98
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.44
£33.09
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.31
£58.53
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
£62.94
|
$91.97
€85.32
|
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