Cost of living comparison
Spain is 26.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Spain instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.76
|
$13.31
€12.04
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.82
|
$8.95
€8.09
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.63
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.16
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
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pay 5.0% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.23
|
$6.20
€5.61
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.38
|
$4.19
€3.79
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.80
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.79
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.93
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.07
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.77
€0.70
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pay 21.7% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.50
|
$6.53
€5.91
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.08
|
$35.45
€32.05
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,486.22
|
$33,659.33
€30,432.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£12.93
|
$14.39
€13.01
|
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pay 32.1% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.63
|
$33.81
€30.57
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£932.45
|
$828.43
€749.00
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£742.28
|
$665.31
€601.52
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£178.55
|
$106.67
€96.44
|
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pay 66.1% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,086.49
|
$381.14
€344.60
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,736.60
|
$7,410.38
€6,699.86
|
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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.13
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£2.99
|
$1.92
€1.74
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.45
|
$5.57
€5.04
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.37
|
$43.03
€38.90
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.80
|
$8.46
€7.65
|
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pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.35
|
$73.08
€66.07
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.19
|
$31.46
€28.45
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£68.93
|
$75.09
€67.89
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.10
|
$91.97
€83.15
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