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Spain

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United States

San Francisco vs. Estepona Cost of Living Summary

San Francisco is 92.9% more expensive than Estepona.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% more in San Francisco
Groceries: pay 70.1% more in San Francisco
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in San Francisco
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in San Francisco
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in San Francisco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in San Francisco
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in San Francisco

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

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San Francisco vs. Estepona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Francisco instead of Estepona, you would:

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pay 40.5% more for restaurants

	Estepona	San Francisco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.44	$27.15	+38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$15.00	+48.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.16	$3.16	+30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.83	$2.70	+31.6%
Average			+40.5%

Estepona vs. San Francisco - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.1% more for groceries

	Estepona	San Francisco
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 €1.45	$5.31	+225.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €5.98	$8.16	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 €4.07	$6.63	+44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 €3.04	$4.93	+44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.36	$6.99	+85.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.47	$2.78	+68.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$1.30	+41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$2.00	+96.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$3.11	+122.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.34	+31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.67	+63.9%
Average			+70.1%

Estepona vs. San Francisco - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Estepona	San Francisco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.80 €6.05	$5.78	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$95.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$36,998.00	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 €9.17	$20.39	+97.9%
Average			+3.5%

Estepona vs. San Francisco - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Estepona	San Francisco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 €27.38	$76.29	+148.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,213.05 €1,079.66	$3,735.00	+207.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$877.13 €780.67	$2,618.75	+198.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.29 €80.36	$164.32	+82.0%
Average			+178.0%

Estepona vs. San Francisco - Cost of housing

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Estepona	San Francisco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$551.47 €490.83	$2,942.94	+433.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,998.83 €7,119.25	$42,562.50	+432.1%
Average			+432.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Estepona	San Francisco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$8.00	+78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.39	$5.97	+122.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$12.00	+78.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.86	$121.54	+171.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$18.00	+60.8%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Estepona	San Francisco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.85 €51.49	$76.17	+31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 €37.37	$47.67	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.29 €84.82	$101.08	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.98 €87.20	$138.64	+41.5%
Average			+22.4%

Estepona vs. San Francisco - Cost of clothing

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