Cost of living comparison
Spain is 23.9% cheaper than Salt Lake City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.7% less in Spain
- Groceries
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pay 29.7% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 5.4% more in Spain
- Housing
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pay 43.6% less in Spain
- Childcare
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pay 38.2% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.3% less in Spain
- Clothing
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pay 14.9% less in Spain
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Salt Lake City, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
|
Salt Lake City
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$13.87
€12.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$9.22
€8.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$2.13
€1.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
|
$1.58
€1.44
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
|
Salt Lake City
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
|
$6.37
€5.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$4.16
€3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
|
$2.66
€2.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
|
$3.36
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.99
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.87
€0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
|
Salt Lake City
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.84
|
$6.38
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$89.00
|
$34.26
€31.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,050.00
|
$33,643.92
€30,697.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.93
|
$14.57
€13.29
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.44
|
$31.87
€29.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,664.75
|
$872.36
€795.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,361.67
|
$692.13
€631.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.40
|
$103.97
€94.87
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
|
Salt Lake City
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.33
|
$385.97
€352.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,400.00
|
$7,352.21
€6,708.42
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Salt Lake City
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.84
€2.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$1.98
€1.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.89
|
$5.66
€5.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.75
|
$42.87
€39.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$8.63
€7.88
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.55
|
$75.89
€69.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$32.12
€29.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.00
|
$77.96
€71.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.12
|
$91.38
€83.38
|
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