Cost of living comparison
Spain is 32.4% cheaper than New York.
If you lived in Spain instead of New York, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
New York
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.55
|
$13.31
€12.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.56
|
$8.95
€8.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
New York
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.77
|
$6.20
€5.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$4.19
€3.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
|
$2.53
€2.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
|
$3.26
€2.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
New York
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$6.53
€5.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.19
|
$35.45
€32.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,717.16
|
$33,659.33
€30,649.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
|
$14.39
€13.10
|
|
pay 44.7% less for housing
New York
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.52
|
$33.81
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,904.48
|
$828.43
€754.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,597.79
|
$665.31
€605.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.98
|
$106.67
€97.13
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
New York
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,603.45
|
$381.14
€347.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,094.39
|
$7,410.38
€6,747.75
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
New York
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.06
|
$2.76
€2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.70
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.80
|
$43.03
€39.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.75
|
$8.46
€7.71
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
New York
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.03
|
$73.08
€66.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.33
|
$31.46
€28.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.02
|
$75.09
€68.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.47
|
$91.97
€83.74
|
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