Cost of living comparison
Spain is 27.9% cheaper than Vermont.
If you lived in Spain instead of Vermont, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Vermont
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$13.87
€12.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
|
$9.22
€8.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$2.13
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.58
€1.47
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Vermont
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.01
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
|
$4.16
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.92
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Vermont
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$34.26
€31.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$33,643.92
€31,388.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.16
|
$14.57
€13.59
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Vermont
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.30
|
$31.87
€29.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,558.33
|
$872.36
€813.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,393.75
|
$692.13
€645.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.66
|
$103.97
€97.00
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
Vermont
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,305.00
|
$385.97
€360.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$7,352.21
€6,859.36
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vermont
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$1.98
€1.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
|
$5.66
€5.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.00
|
$42.87
€39.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$8.63
€8.06
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Vermont
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.83
|
$75.89
€70.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$32.12
€29.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.25
|
$77.96
€72.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.67
|
$91.38
€85.26
|
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