Cost of living comparison
Spain is 19.6% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Spain instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
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Iowa
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$13.87
€13.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
|
$9.22
€8.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.13
€2.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Spain
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
|
$1.30
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.26
|
$6.37
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$4.16
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
|
$2.66
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
|
$3.36
€3.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.13
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
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pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
|
$6.38
€6.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$34.26
€32.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,209.92
|
$33,643.92
€32,035.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.53
|
$14.57
€13.87
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.83
|
$31.87
€30.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.79
|
$872.36
€830.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.38
|
$692.13
€659.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.52
|
$103.97
€99.00
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.98
|
$385.97
€367.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,039.50
|
$7,352.21
€7,000.77
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
|
$2.84
€2.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.14
|
$1.98
€1.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.68
|
$5.66
€5.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.12
|
$42.87
€40.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
|
$8.63
€8.22
|
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pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.44
|
$75.89
€72.26
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.50
|
$32.12
€30.58
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.35
|
$77.96
€74.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.02
|
$91.38
€87.02
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