Cost of living comparison
Spain is 23.3% cheaper than Galway.
If you lived in Spain instead of Galway, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Galway
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
€15.57
|
$13.31
€12.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.56
€9.80
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Galway
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
€3.53
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
€4.70
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
€3.47
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
€3.32
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Galway
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
€6.76
|
$6.53
€6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.98
€60.28
|
$35.45
€32.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$14.39
€13.35
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Galway
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.54
€44.11
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,663.86
€1,543.65
|
$828.43
€768.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,434.96
€1,331.28
|
$665.31
€617.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.95
€162.31
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Galway
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.23
€916.83
|
$381.14
€353.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,580.91
€7,033.19
|
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Galway
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.96
€5.53
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.80
€50.84
|
$43.03
€39.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$8.46
€7.85
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Galway
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.16
€71.59
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.35
€82.89
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.58
€76.61
|
$91.97
€85.32
|
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