Cost of living comparison
Greece is 19.5% cheaper than Dudley.
If you lived in Greece instead of Dudley, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
Dudley
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Greece
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
£1.49
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
£0.98
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Dudley
|
Greece
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
£1.04
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.07
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.66
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.69
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.55
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.56
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.69
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.60
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.49
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 17.7% less for transportation
Dudley
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.88
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£64.74
|
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
£11.91
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Dudley
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.47
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$529.13
€486.35
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$406.38
€373.53
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.02
£181.05
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Dudley
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,181.22
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,724.96
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
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pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dudley
|
Greece
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.47
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
£2.81
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.14
£34.74
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.87
£10.92
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
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pay 9.1% more for clothing
Dudley
|
Greece
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.80
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.47
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.97
|
$96.32
€88.53
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