Cost of living comparison
Canary Islands is 8.7% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 8.8% less in Canary Islands
- Groceries
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pay 2.6% less in Canary Islands
- Transportation
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pay 7.7% less in Canary Islands
- Housing
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pay 5.6% less in Canary Islands
- Childcare
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pay 5.6% less in Canary Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 7.1% less in Canary Islands
- Clothing
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pay 23.6% less in Canary Islands
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Canary Islands.
If you lived in Canary Islands instead of Spain, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Spain
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Canary Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€11.92
|
$16.08
€13.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€7.93
|
$9.11
€7.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.83
|
$1.75
€1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.36
|
$1.07
€0.92
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Spain
|
Canary Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.12
|
$1.58
€1.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.48
|
$7.97
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.57
|
$4.57
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.28
|
$2.74
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.89
|
$3.24
€2.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.85
|
$0.88
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.66
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.70
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$1.17
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.49
€0.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.76
€0.65
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Spain
|
Canary Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.49
|
$5.84
€5.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€29.46
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€28,932.09
|
$23,578.79
€20,276.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.53
|
$16.83
€14.47
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
Spain
|
Canary Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€27.41
|
$32.15
€27.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€750.19
|
$1,059.89
€911.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€595.20
|
$649.03
€558.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€89.41
|
$63.78
€54.85
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
Spain
|
Canary Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€331.92
|
$321.53
€276.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,322.53
|
$7,752.42
€6,666.69
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Canary Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.45
|
$2.68
€2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.70
|
$1.61
€1.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€4.86
|
$4.43
€3.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€36.86
|
$46.44
€39.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.42
|
$8.84
€7.60
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Spain
|
Canary Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€65.26
|
$64.31
€55.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€27.62
|
$24.11
€20.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€67.04
|
$59.66
€51.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€78.59
|
$63.23
€54.38
|
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