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South Carolina vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

South Carolina is 38.9% more expensive than Spain overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.5% more in South Carolina
Groceries
pay 57.9% more in South Carolina
Transportation
pay 8.4% less in South Carolina
Housing
pay 67.2% more in South Carolina
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in South Carolina
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.5% more in South Carolina
Clothing
pay 11.5% less in South Carolina

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

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South Carolina vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Carolina instead of Spain, you would:

pay 10.5% more for restaurants

 
Spain
South Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.31
$18.26
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.79
€9.61
$11.29
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
€2.26
$2.75
 
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pay 57.9% more for groceries

 
Spain
South Carolina
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.49
€1.33
$3.57
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.20
€6.40
$6.52
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€4.00
$3.54
 
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pay 8.4% less for transportation

 
Spain
South Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.62
€5.89
$3.43
 
Monthly public transit pass $31.07
€27.66
$57.12
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,519.36
€30,723.47
$33,498.60
 
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pay 67.2% more for housing

 
Spain
South Carolina
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $29.92
€26.63
$69.68
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $925.54
€823.76
$1,550.07
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $728.71
€648.57
$1,238.74
 
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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Spain
South Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $480.60
€427.75
$1,378.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,049.60
€8,054.47
$17,884.58
 
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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Spain
South Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.31
€2.94
$5.65
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.30
€2.04
$5.60
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.23
€5.54
$8.89
 
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pay 11.5% less for clothing

 
Spain
South Carolina
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $80.62
€71.76
$49.47
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.25
€32.27
$37.12
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $90.09
€80.18
$89.72
 
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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 October 2026). How we calculate this

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