Cost of living comparison
Sacramento is 2.2 times more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Sacramento instead of Spain, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Sacramento
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.42
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Sacramento
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$4.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.78
|
$7.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
$4.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$6.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$2.03
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.10
|
$5.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€33.07
|
$94.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,403.01
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.42
|
$18.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Spain
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
$75.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€772.90
|
$2,159.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€620.71
|
$1,654.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€99.52
|
$237.23
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€355.59
|
$2,213.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,913.63
|
$25,500.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.57
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$5.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
$10.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€40.14
|
$64.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.90
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 52.5% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Sacramento
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€68.18
|
$53.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
$63.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€70.06
|
$106.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.80
|
$178.75
|
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