Cost of living comparison
Spain is 16.6% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Spain instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$39.84
€37.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$24,357.72
€22,841.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$40.62
€38.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$697.48
€654.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$570.67
€535.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$106.79
€100.14
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$342.46
€321.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$7,368.05
€6,909.38
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$43.33
€40.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$73.58
€69.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$74.35
€69.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$91.35
€85.66
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