Cost of living comparison
Spain is 19.3% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.3% less in Spain
- Groceries
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pay 13.7% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 16.2% less in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 16.9% less in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 28.0% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 25.5% less in Spain
- Clothing
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pay 17.5% less in Spain
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Germany, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.16
|
$13.87
€12.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€8.83
|
$9.22
€7.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.43
|
$2.13
€1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.09
|
$1.58
€1.37
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.76
|
$1.30
€1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.81
|
$6.37
€5.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.79
|
$4.16
€3.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€2.95
|
$2.66
€2.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.40
|
$3.36
€2.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.10
|
$0.99
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.61
|
$0.81
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.84
|
$0.87
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.82
|
$1.13
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.57
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.60
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.12
|
$6.38
€5.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€45.85
|
$34.26
€29.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€24,942.94
|
$33,643.92
€29,130.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€19.93
|
$14.57
€12.61
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€41.75
|
$31.87
€27.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€684.35
|
$872.36
€755.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€541.39
|
$692.13
€599.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€199.20
|
$103.97
€90.02
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€396.89
|
$385.97
€334.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,657.55
|
$7,352.21
€6,365.82
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.83
|
$2.84
€2.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.02
|
$1.98
€1.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.56
|
$5.66
€4.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€31.18
|
$42.87
€37.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.08
|
$8.63
€7.48
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€71.29
|
$75.89
€65.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€35.31
|
$32.12
€27.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€79.30
|
$77.96
€67.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€106.87
|
$91.38
€79.12
|
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