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Fort Smith vs. San Sebastian Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 11.1% cheaper than San Sebastian.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 26.5% less in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 86.0% more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Fort Smith

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Fort Smith are more expensive than in San Sebastian. Expenses including transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Fort Smith. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Fort Smith.

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Fort Smith vs. San Sebastian Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Smith instead of San Sebastian, you would:

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pay 11.7% more for restaurants

	San Sebastian	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.00	$20.00	+19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.50	$11.50	+8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.50	$2.33	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 €1.42	$2.02	+26.4%
Average			+11.7%

San Sebastian vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	San Sebastian	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 €0.92	$3.35	+225.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.34 €10.12	$3.74	-67.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 €3.95	$3.69	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 €3.25	$2.94	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.29	$4.92	+33.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$2.22	+90.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$0.65	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.33	$1.13	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.16	$0.98	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.88	-7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.70	-22.6%
Average			-6.8%

San Sebastian vs. Fort Smith - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	San Sebastian	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.91	$2.94	-55.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.99	$35.00	+4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,315.82 €32,426.29	$26,000.00	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.15 €12.64	$12.75	-9.9%
Average			-31.9%

San Sebastian vs. Fort Smith - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.5% less for housing

	San Sebastian	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.27 €31.49	$68.50	+94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,404.47 €1,254.05	$679.75	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$973.61 €869.33	$656.25	-32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.82 €93.59	$213.32	+103.5%
Average			-26.5%

San Sebastian vs. Fort Smith - Cost of housing

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pay 86.0% more for childcare

	San Sebastian	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €399.92	$900.00	+100.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,784.69 €12,308.31	$23,729.17	+72.1%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	San Sebastian	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €3.00	$6.00	+78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.83	$5.26	+156.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.50	$8.21	+33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.83 €38.24	$26.67	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.45 €7.55	$13.50	+59.7%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	San Sebastian	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.78 €64.99	$53.80	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.74	$41.20	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.46 €66.49	$93.33	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.98	$76.66	-42.9%
Average			-9.3%

San Sebastian vs. Fort Smith - Cost of clothing

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