Cost of living comparison
Spain is 18.6% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.8% less in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 23.5% less in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 13.5% less in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 2.8% more in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 32.0% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 30.0% less in Spain
- Clothing
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pay 18.2% less in Spain
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of France, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€15.09
|
$13.87
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.48
|
$9.22
€8.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.64
|
$2.13
€2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
France
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.65
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.17
|
$6.37
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.36
|
$4.16
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.66
|
$2.66
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.62
|
$3.36
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.23
|
$0.99
€0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.24
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.42
|
$1.13
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.87
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
France
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€7.00
|
$6.38
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.62
|
$34.26
€33.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€30,167.55
|
$33,643.92
€32,465.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€17.04
|
$14.57
€14.06
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
France
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€29.02
|
$31.87
€30.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€723.89
|
$872.36
€841.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€583.21
|
$692.13
€667.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€135.19
|
$103.97
€100.33
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
France
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€666.08
|
$385.97
€372.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,842.58
|
$7,352.21
€7,094.67
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.99
|
$2.84
€2.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.90
|
$1.98
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.42
|
$5.66
€5.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.66
|
$42.87
€41.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.67
|
$8.63
€8.33
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
France
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€86.48
|
$75.89
€73.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.43
|
$32.12
€30.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€88.32
|
$77.96
€75.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€122.45
|
$91.38
€88.18
|
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