Cost of living comparison
North Carolina is 70.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Spain, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Spain
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.17
|
$17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.18
|
$10.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.88
|
$2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.39
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
Spain
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.67
|
$5.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.83
|
$3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.31
|
$3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.98
|
$4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.88
|
$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$1.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
Spain
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.97
|
$3.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.39
|
$60.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,758.47
|
$32,489.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.15
|
$19.79
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
Spain
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€30.89
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€757.03
|
$1,572.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€607.97
|
$1,313.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€97.47
|
$126.22
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Spain
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€348.29
|
$1,363.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,771.73
|
$23,664.79
|
|
pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.52
|
$5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.75
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.09
|
$7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.32
|
$49.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.73
|
$12.84
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Spain
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€66.78
|
$47.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.75
|
$41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€68.62
|
$93.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.04
|
$103.94
|
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