Mississippi vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

Mississippi is 16.5% more expensive than Spain overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.4% less in Mississippi
Groceries
pay 19.7% more in Mississippi
Transportation
pay 0.4% less in Mississippi
Housing
pay 23.1% more in Mississippi
Childcare
pay 82.5% more in Mississippi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.5% more in Mississippi
Clothing
pay 1.5% less in Mississippi

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

Mississippi vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mississippi instead of Spain, you would:

pay 0.4% less for restaurants

 
Spain
Mississippi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.36
$17.09
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.79
€9.64
$10.18
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
€2.27
$2.22
 

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

 
Spain
Mississippi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
€1.33
$3.12
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.20
€6.42
$5.26
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€4.01
$3.51
 

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

 
Spain
Mississippi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.62
€5.91
$3.03
 
Monthly public transit pass $31.07
€27.75
$87.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,519.36
€30,822.23
$35,492.11
 

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pay 23.1% more for housing

 
Spain
Mississippi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.92
€26.72
$68.49
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $925.54
€826.41
$1,043.36
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $728.71
€650.66
$920.54
 

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pay 82.5% more for childcare

 
Spain
Mississippi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $480.60
€429.12
$1,149.60
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,049.60
€8,080.36
$12,594.14
 

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Spain
Mississippi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.31
€2.95
$4.64
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.30
€2.05
$4.80
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
€5.56
$8.35
 

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

 
Spain
Mississippi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.62
€71.99
$56.31
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.25
€32.37
$43.29
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.09
€80.44
$85.71
 

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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