Cost of living comparison
Spain is 30.0% cheaper than Illinois.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.4% less in Spain
- Groceries
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pay 22.5% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 6.2% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 38.1% less in Spain
- Childcare
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pay 71.1% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.3% less in Spain
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.03
|
$13.87
€12.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
|
$9.22
€8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$2.13
€1.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$1.58
€1.37
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
|
$1.30
€1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
|
$6.37
€5.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
|
$4.16
€3.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
|
$2.66
€2.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
|
$3.36
€2.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.99
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.81
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.87
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.13
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$6.38
€5.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.95
|
$34.26
€29.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,096.73
|
$33,643.92
€29,193.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
|
$14.57
€12.64
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.96
|
$31.87
€27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,375.37
|
$872.36
€756.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.99
|
$692.13
€600.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.37
|
$103.97
€90.22
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,394.11
|
$385.97
€334.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,405.00
|
$7,352.21
€6,379.64
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.17
|
$2.84
€2.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
|
$1.98
€1.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
|
$5.66
€4.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.87
|
$42.87
€37.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$8.63
€7.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.50
|
$75.89
€65.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.59
|
$32.12
€27.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.60
|
$77.96
€67.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.89
|
$91.38
€79.30
|
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