Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lobamba instead of Spain, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Spain
|
Lobamba
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.63
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Spain
|
Lobamba
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.31
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Spain
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.22
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.21
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Spain
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€651.52
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.07
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Spain
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€319.89
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.47
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Spain
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.33
|
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