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Spain

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Mountain View vs. Estepona Cost of Living Summary

Mountain View is 84.8% more expensive than Estepona.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% more in Mountain View
Groceries: pay 60.6% more in Mountain View
Transportation: pay 14.6% more in Mountain View
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Mountain View
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Mountain View
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.8% more in Mountain View
Clothing: pay 50.5% more in Mountain View

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Mountain View are more expensive than in Estepona. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mountain View.

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Mountain View vs. Estepona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mountain View instead of Estepona, you would:

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pay 11.6% more for restaurants

	Estepona	Mountain View
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.50	$20.00	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €9.00	$12.00	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.17	$2.75	+13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.83	$2.70	+31.4%
Average			+11.6%

Estepona vs. Mountain View - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

	Estepona	Mountain View
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 €1.46	$4.30	+163.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €6.00	$8.27	+23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 €4.09	$4.90	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 €3.05	$5.38	+57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.37	$5.33	+41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.47	$2.50	+51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.88	-5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$2.00	+96.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.25	$2.66	+90.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.75	+72.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$2.60	+155.6%
Average			+60.6%

Estepona vs. Mountain View - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.6% more for transportation

	Estepona	Mountain View
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.80 €6.07	$5.78	-15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,493.97	$36,998.00	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 €9.20	$43.77	+324.9%
Average			+14.6%

Estepona vs. Mountain View - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Estepona	Mountain View
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 €27.47	$63.00	+104.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,213.05 €1,083.13	$2,898.75	+139.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$877.13 €783.18	$3,028.33	+245.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.29 €80.62	$224.96	+149.2%
Average			+176.5%

Estepona vs. Mountain View - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Estepona	Mountain View
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$551.47 €492.41	$2,285.25	+314.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,998.83 €7,142.13	$24,000.00	+200.0%
Average			+252.6%

Estepona vs. Mountain View - Cost of childcare

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pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Estepona	Mountain View
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €4.00	$7.00	+56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.40	$5.33	+98.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$11.71	+74.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.99	$72.25	+61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.00	$17.00	+51.8%
Average			+65.8%

Estepona vs. Mountain View - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.5% more for clothing

	Estepona	Mountain View
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.85 €51.66	$51.67	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 €37.49	$100.00	+138.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.29 €85.09	$150.00	+57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.98 €87.48	$150.00	+53.1%
Average			+50.5%

Estepona vs. Mountain View - Cost of clothing

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