Cost of living comparison
Alaska is 73.9% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Alaska instead of Spain, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$26.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$12.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$2.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Spain
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$4.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$7.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$6.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$3.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Spain
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$4.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$51.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$27,113.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$17.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Spain
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$1,483.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$1,298.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$165.96
|
|
pay 92.7% more for childcare
Spain
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$943.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$10,350.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$7.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$4.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$12.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$105.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$13.32
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Spain
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$54.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$48.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$87.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$123.00
|
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