Cost of living comparison
Spain is 27.9% cheaper than Silver Spring.
- Restaurants
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pay 22.9% less in Spain
- Groceries
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pay 47.6% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 20.4% more in Spain
- Housing
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pay 36.9% less in Spain
- Childcare
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pay 86.8% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 24.4% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0% more in Spain
The cost of transportation and clothing in Spain are more expensive than in Silver Spring. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Silver Spring, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Silver Spring
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$13.87
€11.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$9.22
€7.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
|
$2.13
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.58
€1.34
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
Silver Spring
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.90
|
$1.30
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.71
|
$6.37
€5.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
|
$4.16
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
|
$2.66
€2.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.27
|
$3.36
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.75
|
$0.99
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.81
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.75
|
$0.87
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.12
|
$1.13
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.72
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.81
€0.69
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Silver Spring
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$6.38
€5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$176.00
|
$34.26
€29.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
|
$33,643.92
€28,563.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.57
€12.37
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
Silver Spring
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$31.87
€27.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,760.00
|
$872.36
€740.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,150.00
|
$692.13
€587.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.06
|
$103.97
€88.27
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Silver Spring
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,750.00
|
$385.97
€327.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$60,000.00
|
$7,352.21
€6,241.97
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Silver Spring
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$2.84
€2.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.70
|
$1.98
€1.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.66
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.33
|
$42.87
€36.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$8.63
€7.33
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Silver Spring
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
|
$75.89
€64.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$32.12
€27.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.25
|
$77.96
€66.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
|
$91.38
€77.58
|
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