Cost of living comparison
Spain is 31.6% cheaper than Albany.
If you lived in Spain instead of Albany, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Albany
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$13.31
€11.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.90
|
$8.95
€8.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$2.06
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$1.53
€1.37
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Albany
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.80
|
$1.27
€1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
|
$6.20
€5.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$4.19
€3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.12
|
$2.53
€2.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
|
$3.26
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.97
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.08
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Albany
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
|
$6.53
€5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.50
|
$35.45
€31.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$33,659.33
€30,132.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
|
$14.39
€12.88
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Albany
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.61
|
$33.81
€30.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,407.50
|
$828.43
€741.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,391.25
|
$665.31
€595.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.46
|
$106.67
€95.49
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Albany
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$381.14
€341.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,000.00
|
$7,410.38
€6,633.88
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Albany
|
Spain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$2.76
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$1.92
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$5.57
€4.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.00
|
$43.03
€38.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$8.46
€7.58
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Albany
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.67
|
$73.08
€65.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
|
$31.46
€28.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.25
|
$75.09
€67.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.00
|
$91.97
€82.33
|
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