Cost of living comparison
Spain is 1.6% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Spain instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Spain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$13.87
€13.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$4.16
€3.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.66
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.36
€3.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.38
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.26
€32.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.57
€13.97
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Spain
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.87
€30.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$872.36
€836.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$692.13
€663.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$103.97
€99.68
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.97
€370.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.84
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.66
€5.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.63
€8.28
|
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pay 17.3% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$91.38
€87.62
|
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