Cost of living comparison
Spain is 1.9% more expensive than Elche.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.3% more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 7.7% more in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 9.2% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 28.1% more in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 24.6% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.1% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% less in Spain
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Spain are more expensive than in Elche. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Elche, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
|
Elche
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€12.38
|
$13.87
€12.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.57
|
$9.22
€8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.82
|
$2.13
€1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.38
|
$1.58
€1.40
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Elche
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.05
|
$1.30
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
€4.66
|
$6.37
€5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€3.99
|
$4.16
€3.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.47
|
$2.66
€2.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
€3.02
|
$3.36
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.81
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.70
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.74
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.89
|
$1.13
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.53
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
|
Elche
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
€5.75
|
$6.38
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.79
€23.82
|
$34.26
€30.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,784.72
|
$33,643.92
€29,904.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
€11.14
|
$14.57
€12.95
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
|
Elche
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.80
€26.48
|
$31.87
€28.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.68
€500.13
|
$872.36
€775.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.88
€476.32
|
$692.13
€615.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.70
€76.17
|
$103.97
€92.41
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
|
Elche
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$535.88
€476.32
|
$385.97
€343.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,331.48
€8,294.29
|
$7,352.21
€6,535.01
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Elche
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.38
|
$2.84
€2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
€1.78
|
$1.98
€1.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.24
|
$5.66
€5.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.66
€39.69
|
$42.87
€38.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€7.86
|
$8.63
€7.67
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Elche
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.61
€75.21
|
$75.89
€67.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.94
€25.72
|
$32.12
€28.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.81
€77.16
|
$77.96
€69.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.18
€95.26
|
$91.38
€81.23
|
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