Cost of living comparison
Spain is 8.0% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4% less in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 13.2% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 7.0% less in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 11.9% more in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 23.2% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.1% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 9.7% less in Spain
Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Italy, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.85
|
$13.87
€12.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.25
|
$9.22
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.34
|
$2.13
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.28
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$4.16
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.64
|
$3.36
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.64
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$34.26
€31.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,953.51
|
$33,643.92
€30,938.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.59
|
$14.57
€13.40
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.55
|
$31.87
€29.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€603.42
|
$872.36
€802.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€470.75
|
$692.13
€636.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€138.30
|
$103.97
€95.61
|
|
pay 23.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€467.81
|
$385.97
€354.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,704.36
|
$7,352.21
€6,760.96
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.55
|
$1.98
€1.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€47.93
|
$42.87
€39.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$8.63
€7.94
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€72.11
|
$75.89
€69.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.14
|
$32.12
€29.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€79.15
|
$77.96
€71.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€106.15
|
$91.38
€84.04
|
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