Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.7 times more expensive than Sevilla.
If you lived in Washington instead of Sevilla, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
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Sevilla
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.02
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.76
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 90.1% more for groceries
|
Sevilla
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.39
€6.84
|
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.80
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.57
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.54
|
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pay 39.9% more for transportation
|
Sevilla
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.40
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.23
€35.40
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,455.41
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.55
€9.77
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sevilla
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.34
€33.65
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$953.03
€882.38
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.89
€635.05
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.26
€112.27
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Sevilla
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.57
€526.42
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,418.59
€4,091.06
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sevilla
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
€1.87
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.21
|
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.97
€38.85
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.02
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
|
Sevilla
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.55
€74.58
|
$73.41
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
€31.75
|
$50.96
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.63
€75.58
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.11
€94.54
|
$173.48
|
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