Spain · Mid-size city — Seville is about 56% cheaper than New York. Not just exchange rates: what a fair price is, where it turns into a rip-off, and what that means in your money.
Updated September 2026
Seville is about 56% cheaper than New York
Based on 8 things travelers buy most, compared with New York. Each pair of bars is the same purchase in both cities, converted to US dollars. Try your own city.
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Per person per day, estimated. Flights and shopping not included.
Cards and contactless work almost everywhere.
Not expected; change or 5–10% is plenty.
Prices include VAT; terrace seating can cost more.
Metros in Barcelona and Madrid are easy; taxis are metered.
No haggling, except at flea markets.
Tap water is safe to drink.
Pickpocketing on La Rambla and in the metro is notorious.
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Across 8 things travelers buy most (meals, coffee, beer, taxis, hotels…), Seville is about 56% cheaper than New York. A local meal is about €11 (≈ $12.8) and a coffee about €1.6 (≈ $1.86).
Mid-range (3-star hotel, local meals plus a dinner out, two taxi rides) is about $218 a day. Guesthouses and street food bring it to about $77.9; 4-star and restaurants push it to about $431.
A short-term studio (about $2,371) plus food, transport and a SIM (about $1,481) comes to roughly $3,852 a month. A local long-term lease (studio about €900) brings it down a lot.
For 5 km in town, expect €7.2 – €14.4; anything above €17.3 is suspicious. Metros in Barcelona and Madrid are easy; taxis are metered.
Not expected; change or 5–10% is plenty. Prices include VAT; terrace seating can cost more.
Cards and contactless work almost everywhere.
Base prices start from public cost-of-living data; once 3+ traveler reports come in, the app blends in the median of what people actually paid.
Fair range & rip-off line — each item gets its own spread (tight for transit, wide for street food). Above 1.2× the top of the fair range is flagged as a likely rip-off.
Budgets add up item prices for the lifestyle described above. Peak season and prime tourist spots run higher.
Exchange rate as of September 2026: 1 USD = €0.86. Last updated 2026-09-26.