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Bergen County vs. Estepona Cost of Living Summary

Bergen County is 63.1% more expensive than Estepona.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% more in Bergen County
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Bergen County
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Bergen County
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Bergen County
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Bergen County
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.0% more in Bergen County
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Bergen County

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Bergen County are more expensive than in Estepona. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bergen County.

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Bergen County vs. Estepona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bergen County instead of Estepona, you would:

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pay 18.7% more for restaurants

	Estepona	Bergen County
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.50	$22.50	+14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €9.00	$12.65	+25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.17	$3.00	+23.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.83	$2.24	+9.2%
Average			+18.7%

Estepona vs. Bergen County - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	Estepona	Bergen County
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 €1.46	$4.44	+171.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €6.00	$6.24	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 €4.09	$5.45	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 €3.05	$4.98	+45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.37	$5.37	+42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.47	$2.45	+48.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.71	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$2.32	+128.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.25	$2.35	+68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.26	+24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.42	+39.4%
Average			+42.1%

Estepona vs. Bergen County - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Estepona	Bergen County
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.80 €6.07	$4.13	-39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$170.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,493.97	$36,446.00	+3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 €9.20	$15.18	+47.4%
Average			-15.5%

Estepona vs. Bergen County - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Estepona	Bergen County
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 €27.47	$64.91	+111.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,213.05 €1,083.13	$2,750.00	+126.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$877.13 €783.18	$2,650.00	+202.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.29 €80.62	$162.62	+80.1%
Average			+144.8%

Estepona vs. Bergen County - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Estepona	Bergen County
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$551.47 €492.41	$2,250.00	+308.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,998.83 €7,142.13	$23,666.67	+195.9%
Average			+247.4%

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pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Estepona	Bergen County
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €4.00	$8.00	+78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.40	$5.28	+96.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$13.00	+93.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.99	$100.00	+123.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.00	$15.50	+38.4%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Estepona	Bergen County
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.85 €51.66	$48.69	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 €37.49	$47.18	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.29 €85.09	$80.00	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.98 €87.48	$150.00	+53.1%
Average			+5.0%

Estepona vs. Bergen County - Cost of clothing

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