Cost of living comparison
Spain is 27.7% cheaper than Kansas City.
If you lived in Spain instead of Kansas City, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Kansas City
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Kansas City
|
Spain
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.61
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.15
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.25
|
$3.26
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.09
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Kansas City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.45
€32.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,336.95
|
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.15
|
$14.39
€13.22
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Kansas City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.46
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,359.00
|
$828.43
€761.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,054.55
|
$665.31
€611.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.17
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
Kansas City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,764.17
|
$381.14
€350.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,840.00
|
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kansas City
|
Spain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
|
$43.03
€39.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Kansas City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.44
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.25
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.22
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.88
|
$91.97
€84.53
|
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