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Spain

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Malta

Msida vs. Estepona Cost of Living Summary

Msida is 5.0% cheaper than Estepona.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% less in Msida
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Msida
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Msida
Housing: pay 9.7% less in Msida
Childcare: pay 3.8% less in Msida
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Msida
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Msida

The cost of transportation, clothing, and groceries in Msida are more expensive than in Estepona. Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Msida.

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Msida vs. Estepona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Msida instead of Estepona, you would:

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pay 25.4% less for restaurants

	Estepona	Msida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.44	$11.20 €9.97	-42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$10.92 €9.72	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.16	$2.24 €1.99	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.83	$1.12 €1.00	-45.5%
Average			-25.4%

Estepona vs. Msida - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Estepona	Msida
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 €1.45	$1.33 €1.18	-18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €5.98	$4.13 €3.67	-38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 €4.07	$4.32 €3.85	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 €3.04	$2.69 €2.39	-21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.36	$4.73 €4.21	+25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.47	$1.90 €1.69	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$1.26 €1.12	+36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.64 €1.46	+61.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.53 €1.36	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.13 €1.00	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.91 €0.81	-10.1%
Average			+2.3%

Estepona vs. Msida - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Estepona	Msida
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.80 €6.05	$5.68 €5.06	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$37,847.06 €33,685.25	+7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 €9.17	$23.51 €20.93	+128.3%
Average			+5.6%

Estepona vs. Msida - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.7% less for housing

	Estepona	Msida
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 €27.38	$27.99 €24.92	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,213.05 €1,079.66	$1,049.75 €934.32	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$877.13 €780.67	$906.99 €807.25	+3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.29 €80.36	$63.68 €56.68	-29.5%
Average			-9.7%

Estepona vs. Msida - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8% less for childcare

	Estepona	Msida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$551.47 €490.83	$367.05 €326.69	-33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,998.83 €7,119.25	$11,132.13 €9,908.00	+39.2%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Estepona	Msida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$4.53 €4.04	+1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.39	$2.22 €1.98	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$6.78 €6.04	+1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.86	$55.99 €49.83	+25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$10.08 €8.97	-10.0%
Average			-0.5%

Estepona vs. Msida - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Estepona	Msida
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.85 €51.49	$87.34 €77.74	+51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 €37.37	$40.59 €36.13	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.29 €84.82	$99.84 €88.86	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.98 €87.20	$78.38 €69.76	-20.0%
Average			+5.2%

Estepona vs. Msida - Cost of clothing

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