Cost of living comparison
Spain is 17.0% cheaper than New Mexico.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.4% less in Spain
- Groceries
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pay 25.1% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 23.4% more in Spain
- Housing
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pay 38.9% less in Spain
- Childcare
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pay 23.8% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 41.9% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 1.2% less in Spain
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of New Mexico, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
|
New Mexico
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.40
|
$13.87
€13.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
|
$9.22
€8.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$2.13
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$1.58
€1.53
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
|
New Mexico
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$1.30
€1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
|
$6.37
€6.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$4.16
€4.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
|
$2.66
€2.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
|
$3.36
€3.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.99
€0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$1.13
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
|
New Mexico
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
|
$6.38
€6.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$34.26
€33.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,466.85
|
$33,643.92
€32,627.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
|
$14.57
€14.13
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
|
New Mexico
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.22
|
$31.87
€30.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,396.70
|
$872.36
€846.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.76
|
$692.13
€671.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.88
|
$103.97
€100.83
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
|
New Mexico
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,076.67
|
$385.97
€374.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,300.00
|
$7,352.21
€7,130.10
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Mexico
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.40
|
$2.84
€2.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
|
$1.98
€1.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
|
$5.66
€5.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.19
|
$42.87
€41.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$8.63
€8.37
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
New Mexico
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.78
|
$75.89
€73.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.25
|
$32.12
€31.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.10
|
$77.96
€75.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.23
|
$91.38
€88.62
|
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