Cost of living comparison
Italy is 8.8% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Italy instead of Athens, you would:
pay 35.7% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Athens
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.62
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Athens
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.04
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,184.32
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Athens
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.94
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.31
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€489.78
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.69
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Athens
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€443.94
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,549.47
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.76
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Athens
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.72
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.01
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.66
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.27
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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