Cost of living comparison
Michigan is 48.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Michigan instead of Spain, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.15
|
$15.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.74
|
$9.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.85
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
Spain
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.04
|
$6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.94
|
$3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.52
|
$2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.19
|
$4.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$1.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$1.35
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
Spain
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.05
|
$3.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.49
|
$48.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,906.62
|
$31,758.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.82
|
$16.62
|
|
pay 55.5% more for housing
Spain
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.22
|
$60.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€827.31
|
$1,322.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€656.39
|
$1,104.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€98.60
|
$124.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€366.04
|
$1,159.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,972.55
|
$17,453.87
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$5.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.36
|
$8.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.65
|
$41.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.19
|
$10.67
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Spain
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€71.97
|
$46.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.46
|
$33.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€73.93
|
$77.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€86.67
|
$95.04
|
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