Cost of living comparison
Texas is 61.1% more expensive than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.8% more in Texas
- Groceries
-
pay 52.7% more in Texas
- Transportation
-
pay 14.6% more in Texas
- Housing
-
pay 80.4% more in Texas
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Texas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.0% more in Texas
- Clothing
-
pay 7.8% more in Texas
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Texas are more expensive than in Spain. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Texas.
If you lived in Texas instead of Spain, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Texas
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.38
|
$17.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.89
|
$9.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.06
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.88
|
|
pay 52.7% more for groceries
Spain
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.14
|
$6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€4.01
|
$3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.56
|
$3.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.25
|
$5.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.70
|
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.79
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
Spain
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.16
|
$2.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€33.06
|
$63.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,465.44
|
$32,552.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€14.06
|
$19.17
|
|
pay 80.4% more for housing
Spain
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.75
|
$72.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€841.80
|
$1,374.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€667.89
|
$1,217.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€100.33
|
$166.57
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€372.45
|
$1,230.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,094.67
|
$19,254.84
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.74
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.91
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.46
|
$8.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.37
|
$38.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.33
|
$12.81
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Spain
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€73.23
|
$51.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.99
|
$38.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€75.23
|
$87.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€88.18
|
$120.01
|
|
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