Cost of living comparison
Spain is 26.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Spain instead of United States, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$12.45
€11.37
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.47
€7.74
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.99
€1.82
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.40
€1.28
|
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pay 38.6% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.73
€5.24
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.55
€3.24
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.35
€2.15
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.11
€2.84
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
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pay 6.1% more for transportation
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United States
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$6.67
€6.10
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$39.84
€36.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$24,357.72
€22,252.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$14.14
€12.92
|
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pay 43.9% less for housing
|
United States
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$40.62
€37.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$697.48
€637.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$570.67
€521.34
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$106.79
€97.56
|
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pay 61.9% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$342.46
€312.85
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$7,368.05
€6,731.08
|
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pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.66
€2.43
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$5.55
€5.07
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$43.33
€39.58
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$8.42
€7.69
|
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pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$73.58
€67.22
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$33.02
€30.17
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$74.35
€67.92
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$91.35
€83.45
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