Cost of living comparison
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San Gwann vs. Mountain View Cost of Living Summary
San Gwann is 44.3% cheaper than Mountain View.
San Gwann vs. Mountain View Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Gwann instead of Mountain View, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
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Mountain View
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San Gwann
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.27
€18.94
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.44
€11.96
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.10
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
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Mountain View vs. San Gwann - Cost of restaurants
pay 30.5% less for groceries
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Mountain View
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San Gwann
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.30
|
$1.43
€1.28
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.27
|
$5.18
€4.61
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
|
$5.09
€4.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.38
|
$4.21
€3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.33
|
$5.45
€4.85
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.72
€1.53
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$1.24
€1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.76
€1.57
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$1.69
€1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$1.02
€0.90
|
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Mountain View vs. San Gwann - Cost of groceries
pay 21.1% less for transportation
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Mountain View
|
San Gwann
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
|
$5.68
€5.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.56
€12.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,998.00
|
$27,993.39
€24,915.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.77
|
$18.25
€16.24
|
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Mountain View vs. San Gwann - Cost of transportation
pay 62.5% less for housing
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Mountain View
|
San Gwann
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.00
|
$35.55
€31.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,898.75
|
$1,186.92
€1,056.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,028.33
|
$979.77
€872.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.96
|
$87.05
€77.48
|
|
Mountain View vs. San Gwann - Cost of housing
pay 76.2% less for childcare
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Mountain View
|
San Gwann
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,285.25
|
$277.72
€247.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,000.00
|
$11,197.36
€9,966.05
|
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Mountain View vs. San Gwann - Cost of childcare
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mountain View
|
San Gwann
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.48
€3.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$2.84
€2.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.71
|
$6.27
€5.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.25
|
$56.92
€50.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$10.08
€8.97
|
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Mountain View vs. San Gwann - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.6% less for clothing
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Mountain View
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San Gwann
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.67
|
$55.43
€49.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$100.00
|
$61.59
€54.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$81.18
€72.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
|
$128.77
€114.61
|
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Mountain View vs. San Gwann - Cost of clothing
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