Cost of living comparison
Spain is 8.8% more expensive than Ponta Delgada.
If you lived in Spain instead of Ponta Delgada, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Ponta Delgada
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$13.31
€12.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Ponta Delgada
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
€3.79
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Ponta Delgada
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$6.53
€6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$35.45
€32.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.39
€13.35
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Ponta Delgada
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,028.84
€954.50
|
$828.43
€768.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$676.87
€627.96
|
$665.31
€617.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
€115.25
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
Ponta Delgada
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.75
€251.19
|
$381.14
€353.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ponta Delgada
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.50
€51.49
|
$43.03
€39.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$8.46
€7.85
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Ponta Delgada
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.83
€78.70
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
€73.68
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$91.97
€85.32
|
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