Cost of living comparison
Spain is 30.7% cheaper than Nashville.
- Restaurants
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pay 22.2% less in Spain
- Groceries
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pay 36.7% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 8.8% more in Spain
- Housing
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pay 48.0% less in Spain
- Childcare
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pay 66.7% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.9% less in Spain
- Clothing
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pay 11.1% less in Spain
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Nashville, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
|
Nashville
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$13.87
€11.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.22
€7.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
|
$2.13
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$1.58
€1.36
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
|
Nashville
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.86
|
$1.30
€1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.45
|
$6.37
€5.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$4.16
€3.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
|
$2.66
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.78
|
$3.36
€2.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.99
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.81
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
|
$0.87
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.13
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.72
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.81
€0.70
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Nashville
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
|
$6.38
€5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$34.26
€29.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$33,643.92
€28,932.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.43
|
$14.57
€12.53
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
Nashville
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.12
|
$31.87
€27.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,030.31
|
$872.36
€750.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,593.46
|
$692.13
€595.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.09
|
$103.97
€89.41
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
|
Nashville
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,253.00
|
$385.97
€331.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,500.00
|
$7,352.21
€6,322.53
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nashville
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.84
€2.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.63
|
$1.98
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.66
€4.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.25
|
$42.87
€36.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$8.63
€7.42
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
Nashville
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.67
|
$75.89
€65.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.33
|
$32.12
€27.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.46
|
$77.96
€67.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.62
|
$91.38
€78.59
|
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