Cost of living comparison
London is 2.1 times more expensive than San Sebastian.
If you lived in London instead of San Sebastian, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
San Sebastian
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.08
€12.97
|
$25.22
£19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
$10.09
£7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.06
|
$2.54
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
San Sebastian
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
$1.96
£1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
€7.98
|
$4.74
£3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$6.34
£4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
€2.24
|
$3.99
£3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.69
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.08
|
$1.47
£1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.48
£1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
San Sebastian
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.24
|
$7.20
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
€40.90
|
$252.24
£198.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,283.16
|
$34,406.00
£27,012.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.53
€10.62
|
$25.33
£19.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
San Sebastian
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.55
€33.67
|
$39.12
£30.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,137.14
€1,047.42
|
$2,697.16
£2,117.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$819.98
€755.29
|
$2,027.26
£1,591.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.59
€88.05
|
$284.51
£223.37
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
San Sebastian
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$433.19
€399.02
|
$2,321.07
£1,822.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,407.42
€11,428.56
|
$25,293.41
£19,858.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
San Sebastian
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$8.20
£6.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
€1.63
|
$4.56
£3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.65
|
$58.95
£46.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.98
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
pay 39.8% more for clothing
San Sebastian
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.27
€57.36
|
$103.07
£80.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.14
€28.68
|
$49.65
£38.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
$112.31
£88.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.08
€127.19
|
$123.32
£96.82
|
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