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Fort Wayne vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

Fort Wayne is 31.9% more expensive than Spain overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% more in Fort Wayne
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Fort Wayne
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Fort Wayne
Housing: pay 48.1% more in Fort Wayne
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Fort Wayne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Fort Wayne
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Fort Wayne

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

Fort Wayne vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Wayne instead of Spain, you would:

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pay 5.2% more for restaurants

	Spain	Fort Wayne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.59 €13.39	$16.00	+2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.47 €8.99	$10.00	-4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.09	$2.33	-4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.51	$2.23	+26.8%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	Spain	Fort Wayne
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 €1.29	$2.99	+99.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.18 €6.16	$8.45	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 €3.91	$3.03	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.00 €2.58	$3.40	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.24	$4.35	+15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.97	$2.46	+118.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.56	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.77	$1.58	+76.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.07	$2.32	+85.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.68	$0.97	+22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.76	$1.37	+55.8%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Spain	Fort Wayne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 €5.78	$3.19	-52.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.04 €30.95	$32.50	-9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,479.99 €31,329.42	$31,965.00	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.35 €14.04	$15.43	-5.6%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 48.1% more for housing

	Spain	Fort Wayne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 €27.37	$70.62	+121.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.97 €803.82	$1,233.33	+31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$738.34 €634.10	$1,016.67	+37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.98 €93.59	$110.66	+1.5%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Spain	Fort Wayne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.17 €380.60	$955.56	+115.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,629.20 €7,410.85	$20,000.00	+131.8%
Average			+123.7%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Spain	Fort Wayne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 €2.85	$4.25	+27.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 €1.94	$4.47	+97.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.32 €5.43	$8.26	+30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.29 €41.47	$50.00	+3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.30	$12.00	+24.2%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Spain	Fort Wayne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.11 €70.52	$51.00	-37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.86 €30.80	$37.00	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.78 €76.24	$91.67	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.74 €91.67	$100.00	-6.3%
Average			-9.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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