Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 48.9% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Spain, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.04
|
$15.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.09
|
$9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.86
|
$2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.38
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 69.1% more for groceries
Spain
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
$2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.61
|
$6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.79
|
$3.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
$2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.94
|
$5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$1.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.98
|
$2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$1.55
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Spain
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.91
|
$3.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.05
|
$64.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,432.00
|
$33,068.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.01
|
$17.11
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
Spain
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€30.57
|
$58.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€749.00
|
$1,083.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€601.52
|
$831.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€96.44
|
$138.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€344.60
|
$981.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,699.86
|
$17,051.78
|
|
pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.49
|
$4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.74
|
$4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.04
|
$9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€38.90
|
$37.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.65
|
$10.73
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Spain
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€66.07
|
$51.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.45
|
$41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€67.89
|
$87.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€83.15
|
$114.56
|
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