Cost of living comparison
Spain is 21.9% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Spain instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
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Illinois
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$12.45
€11.62
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$8.47
€7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$5.73
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
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pay 2.3% more for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$39.84
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$24,357.72
€22,735.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$14.14
€13.20
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$40.62
€37.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$697.48
€651.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$570.67
€532.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$106.79
€99.68
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$342.46
€319.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$7,368.05
€6,877.33
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$43.33
€40.44
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
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pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$73.58
€68.68
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$33.02
€30.82
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$74.35
€69.40
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$91.35
€85.26
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