Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 90.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Virginia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.20
|
$20.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.78
|
$11.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.03
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.24
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.06
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.96
|
$3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.53
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.20
|
$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Spain
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.08
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.62
|
$79.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,035.74
|
$32,788.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.87
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
Spain
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.35
|
$69.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€830.66
|
$1,832.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€659.05
|
$1,500.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.00
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€367.52
|
$1,614.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,000.77
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.71
|
$6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.39
|
$9.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.82
|
$58.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.22
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Spain
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.26
|
$53.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.58
|
$41.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.23
|
$92.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.02
|
$126.91
|
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