Cost of living comparison
Maryland is 95.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Maryland instead of Spain, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Maryland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.12
|
$18.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.72
|
$9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.01
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Spain
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$3.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.02
|
$6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.93
|
$3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.51
|
$3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.18
|
$4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$2.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$1.32
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
Spain
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.04
|
$3.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.41
|
$100.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,828.13
|
$27,215.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.78
|
$17.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Spain
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.15
|
$74.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€825.28
|
$1,887.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€654.78
|
$1,554.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€98.36
|
$137.97
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€365.14
|
$1,794.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,955.40
|
$28,176.36
|
|
pay 91.5% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.69
|
$5.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.87
|
$4.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.35
|
$10.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.55
|
$61.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.17
|
$14.62
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Spain
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€71.79
|
$50.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.38
|
$39.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€73.75
|
$97.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€86.45
|
$125.81
|
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