Cost of Living Comparison

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New York is 56.0% more expensive than Spain.

If you lived in New York instead of Spain, you would:

pay 14.2% more for restaurants

	Spain	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.53 €10.98	$16.88	+34.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.84 €7.75	$8.61	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 €1.82	$2.05	-1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 €1.18	$1.70	+26.2%
Average			+14.2%

Spain vs. New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.6% more for groceries

	Spain	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 €1.03	$3.02	+158.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.97 €5.24	$5.55	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61 €3.17	$3.62	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 €1.99	$2.59	+13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 €2.67	$4.21	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$2.08	+124.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.76	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.68	$1.95	+153.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$2.30	+150.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.59	$1.37	+104.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.36	+111.0%
Average			+75.6%

Spain vs. New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.0% more for transportation

	Spain	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.79 €5.07	$2.61	-54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.53 €38.18	$113.57	+160.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,526.93 €20,630.79	$24,635.32	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.51 €12.73	$18.17	+25.2%
Average			+34.0%

Spain vs. New York - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.5% more for housing

	Spain	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.85 €42.84	$68.42	+40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$692.65 €607.38	$1,581.62	+128.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$556.48 €487.98	$1,325.41	+138.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.10 €95.67	$130.38	+19.5%
Average			+81.5%

Spain vs. New York - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Spain	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$371.01 €325.34	$1,060.80	+185.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,783.08 €7,701.89	$15,637.30	+78.0%
Average			+131.9%

Spain vs. New York - Cost of childcare

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pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Spain	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.70 €2.37	$5.16	+91.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 €1.67	$4.07	+114.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 €5.24	$11.93	+99.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.86 €40.21	$43.35	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 €8.07	$13.57	+47.5%
Average			+69.5%

Spain vs. New York - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Spain	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.55 €69.76	$44.77	-43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.13 €31.69	$36.65	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.59 €71.55	$74.52	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.08 €87.76	$92.01	-8.1%
Average			-14.8%

Spain vs. New York - Cost of clothing

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