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Mountain View vs. San Sebastian Cost of Living Summary

Mountain View is 77.9% more expensive than San Sebastian.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% more in Mountain View
Groceries: pay 60.7% more in Mountain View
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Mountain View
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mountain View
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Mountain View
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Mountain View
Clothing: pay 49.2% more in Mountain View

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Mountain View are more expensive than in San Sebastian. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mountain View.

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Mountain View vs. San Sebastian Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mountain View instead of San Sebastian, you would:

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pay 18.7% more for restaurants

	San Sebastian	Mountain View
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$20.00	+19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$12.00	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.49	$2.75	-1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 €1.42	$2.70	+69.1%
Average			+18.7%

San Sebastian vs. Mountain View - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

	San Sebastian	Mountain View
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 €0.92	$4.30	+317.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.34 €10.09	$8.27	-27.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 €3.93	$4.90	+10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 €3.24	$5.38	+47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.28	$5.33	+44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$2.50	+114.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$0.88	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.32	$2.00	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.16	$2.66	+104.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$1.75	+85.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$2.60	+186.9%
Average			+60.7%

San Sebastian vs. Mountain View - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	San Sebastian	Mountain View
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$5.78	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	$36,998.00	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.15 €12.60	$43.77	+209.2%
Average			+10.0%

San Sebastian vs. Mountain View - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	San Sebastian	Mountain View
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.27 €31.39	$63.00	+78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,404.47 €1,250.03	$2,898.75	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$973.61 €866.55	$3,028.33	+211.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.82 €93.29	$224.96	+114.6%
Average			+142.9%

San Sebastian vs. Mountain View - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	San Sebastian	Mountain View
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €398.64	$2,285.25	+410.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	$24,000.00	+74.1%
Average			+198.0%

San Sebastian vs. Mountain View - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	San Sebastian	Mountain View
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$7.00	+108.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.83	$5.33	+159.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$11.71	+90.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.83 €38.12	$72.25	+68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.45 €7.52	$17.00	+101.1%
Average			+102.9%

San Sebastian vs. Mountain View - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.2% more for clothing

	San Sebastian	Mountain View
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.78 €64.78	$51.67	-29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.65	$100.00	+210.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.46 €66.27	$150.00	+101.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.59	$150.00	+11.6%
Average			+49.2%

San Sebastian vs. Mountain View - Cost of clothing

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