Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 50.7% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Spain, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 77.1% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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