Cost of living comparison
Orense is 13.7% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.3% less in Orense
- Groceries
-
pay 3.3% less in Orense
- Transportation
-
pay 12.5% less in Orense
- Housing
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pay 13.2% less in Orense
- Childcare
-
pay 11.1% less in Orense
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.6% less in Orense
- Clothing
-
pay 19.0% less in Orense
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Orense.
If you lived in Orense instead of Spain, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Orense
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.42
|
$11.25
€10.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.26
|
$5.63
€5.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.91
|
$1.86
€1.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.41
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Orense
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.16
|
$0.96
€0.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.70
|
$4.55
€4.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.72
|
$3.65
€3.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.38
|
$2.61
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.01
|
$3.16
€2.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.89
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$1.28
€1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.02
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.73
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Orense
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.72
|
$6.51
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€30.69
|
$26.79
€24.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€30,141.29
|
$35,759.38
€32,036.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.05
|
$9.23
€8.27
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Orense
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€28.55
|
$35.29
€31.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€781.54
|
$594.83
€532.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€620.07
|
$384.05
€344.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€93.15
|
$117.20
€105.00
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Orense
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€345.79
|
$332.25
€297.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,586.78
|
$6,752.11
€6,049.15
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Orense
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.55
|
$1.71
€1.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.77
|
$1.71
€1.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.07
|
$5.63
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€38.40
|
$37.51
€33.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.73
|
$8.04
€7.20
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Orense
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€67.99
|
$71.45
€64.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€28.77
|
$24.11
€21.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€69.84
|
$75.02
€67.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€81.87
|
$53.59
€48.01
|
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