Cost of living comparison

 Alicante, Spain
compared to
 Canary Islands, Spain
Canary Islands vs. Alicante Cost of Living Summary
Canary Islands vs. Alicante Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canary Islands instead of Alicante, you would:

pay 16.9% less for restaurants

 
Alicante
Canary Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.75
$16.08
€13.75
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.25
$9.11
€7.79
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.05
€1.75
$1.75
€1.50

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pay 5.6% more for groceries

 
Alicante
Canary Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$1.58
€1.35
$1.58
€1.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.89
€4.19
$7.97
€6.82
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€3.84
$4.57
€3.91

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

 
Alicante
Canary Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.47
€5.53
$5.84
€4.99
Monthly public transit pass $26.79
€22.92
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€30,592.15
$23,578.79
€20,171.65

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pay 1.7% less for housing

 
Alicante
Canary Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.80
€25.49
$32.15
€27.51
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $895.84
€766.39
$1,059.89
€906.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $700.53
€599.31
$649.03
€555.25

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pay 36.1% less for childcare

 
Alicante
Canary Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $660.92
€565.42
$321.53
€275.07
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,806.63
€8,389.57
$7,752.42
€6,632.20

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Alicante
Canary Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.68
€2.29
$2.68
€2.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
€1.71
$1.61
€1.38
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.52
€4.72
$4.43
€3.79

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

 
Alicante
Canary Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.13
€50.58
$64.31
€55.01
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.94
€24.76
$24.11
€20.63
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.10
€77.94
$59.66
€51.04

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