Cost of living comparison
Spain is 21.5% cheaper than Missouri.
If you lived in Spain instead of Missouri, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Missouri
|
Spain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$13.31
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.46
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Missouri
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.11
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Missouri
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.50
|
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,172.40
|
$33,659.33
€30,958.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.03
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
Missouri
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.85
|
$33.81
€31.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.02
|
$828.43
€761.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.29
|
$665.31
€611.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.00
|
$106.67
€98.11
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
Missouri
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,061.32
|
$381.14
€350.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,434.79
|
$7,410.38
€6,815.70
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Missouri
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.18
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
|
$43.03
€39.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.88
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Missouri
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.83
|
$73.08
€67.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
|
$31.46
€28.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
|
$75.09
€69.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.12
|
$91.97
€84.59
|
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