Cost of living comparison

 Spain
compared to
 Salt Lake City (UT), United States
Salt Lake City vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

Salt Lake City is 53.2% more expensive than Spain overall.

Restaurants
pay 17.3% more in Salt Lake City
Groceries
pay 56.7% more in Salt Lake City
Transportation
pay 26.2% more in Salt Lake City
Housing
pay 86.6% more in Salt Lake City
Childcare
pay 96.2% more in Salt Lake City
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.5% more in Salt Lake City
Clothing
pay 21.6% more in Salt Lake City

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Salt Lake City are more expensive than in Spain. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of Spain, you would:

pay 17.3% more for restaurants

 
Spain
Salt Lake City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.87
€12.20
$16.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.22
€8.11
$10.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€1.87
$2.56
 

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pay 56.7% more for groceries

 
Spain
Salt Lake City
Bread
1 loaf
$1.30
€1.14
$3.27
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.37
€5.60
$6.53
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.16
€3.66
$3.44
 

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pay 26.2% more for transportation

 
Spain
Salt Lake City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
€5.61
$3.84
 
Monthly public transit pass $34.26
€30.13
$89.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,643.92
€29,590.60
$30,050.00
 

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pay 86.6% more for housing

 
Spain
Salt Lake City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.87
€28.03
$74.44
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $872.36
€767.26
$1,664.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $692.13
€608.74
$1,361.67
 

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pay 96.2% more for childcare

 
Spain
Salt Lake City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $385.97
€339.47
$1,073.33
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,352.21
€6,466.44
$8,400.00
 

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Spain
Salt Lake City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.84
€2.50
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.98
€1.74
$4.89
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.66
€4.97
$8.89
 

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pay 21.6% more for clothing

 
Spain
Salt Lake City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.89
€66.74
$66.55
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.12
€28.25
$45.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.96
€68.56
$105.00
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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