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title: "Cost of Living in Spain vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Spain is about 34% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.658, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Spain, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/spain/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=ES"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Purchasing Power Parity · Spain

# Cost of living in 🇪🇸 Spain vs the United States

Spain has a US-relative price level of **0.658** (US = 1.0) — about 34% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Spain

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $75,988 | $32,900 |
| $80,000 | $121,581 | $52,640 |
| $120,000 | $182,371 | $78,960 |
| $180,000 | $273,556 | $118,440 |
| $250,000 | $379,939 | $164,500 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=ES).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Spain's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.658 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.645 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.671 2025

OECD 0.645 2025

Penn World Table 0.668 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.687 2025

Big Mac Index 1.138 2026

Eurostat (observed prices) 0.608 2024

Eurostat (GDP) 0.620 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇨🇾 Cyprus](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/cyprus/) — price level 0.646
- [🇲🇹 Malta](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/malta/) — price level 0.645
- [🇼🇸 Samoa](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/samoa/) — price level 0.674
- [🇯🇵 Japan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/japan/) — price level 0.641
- [🇪🇪 Estonia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/estonia/) — price level 0.678

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Spain](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-spain/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Spain](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-spain/)
- [How much you need to retire in Spain](https://geo-parity.com/fire/spain/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Spain compared to the United States?**: Spain has a price level of 0.658 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 34% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Spain?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $151,976 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Spain; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $65,800.
- **Where does the Spain cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=ES.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/spain/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=ES