Cost of living comparison
Alicante is 20.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Alicante instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
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Alicante
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$9.07
€8.47
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
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pay 1.0% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Alicante
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.43
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$5.95
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$3.57
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
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pay 14.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Alicante
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$6.95
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
$38.48
€35.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
$28,310.83
€26,445.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$15.13
€14.13
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Alicante
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
$36.14
€33.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$702.27
€656.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$613.86
€573.41
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
$116.61
€108.93
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Alicante
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
$307.85
€287.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
$6,951.82
€6,493.74
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Alicante
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.02
€1.88
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$5.58
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$42.72
€39.91
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
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pay 2.4% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Alicante
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
$77.45
€72.35
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
$33.53
€31.32
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
$75.59
€70.61
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
$82.46
€77.03
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