Cost of living comparison
Fort Wayne is 48.4% more expensive than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.3% more in Fort Wayne
- Groceries
-
pay 54.7% more in Fort Wayne
- Transportation
-
pay 20.5% less in Fort Wayne
- Housing
-
pay 53.3% more in Fort Wayne
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Fort Wayne
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.8% more in Fort Wayne
- Clothing
-
pay 10.2% less in Fort Wayne
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Fort Wayne are more expensive than in Spain. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Fort Wayne. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Fort Wayne.
If you lived in Fort Wayne instead of Spain, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€11.86
|
$14.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€7.88
|
$9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.82
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$2.28
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
Spain
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.11
|
$2.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.45
|
$6.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.56
|
$2.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.27
|
$2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.88
|
$4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.85
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$2.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.46
|
$3.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€29.31
|
$25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€28,782.37
|
$28,982.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.46
|
$15.43
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
Spain
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€27.26
|
$63.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€746.31
|
$1,233.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€592.12
|
$1,016.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€88.95
|
$132.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€330.20
|
$1,225.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,289.81
|
$20,000.00
|
|
pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.43
|
$4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.69
|
$4.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€4.84
|
$8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€36.67
|
$50.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.39
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Spain
|
Fort Wayne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€64.92
|
$38.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€27.47
|
$35.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€66.69
|
$73.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€78.18
|
$96.67
|
|
Change currency:
Compare countries by overall cost of living
Help us improve these prices
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Fort Wayne or Spain. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.