Cost of living comparison
Greece is 10.3% cheaper than Orange.
If you lived in Greece instead of Orange, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Orange
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.34
A$20.20
|
$12.71
€11.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
A$11.87
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
A$3.45
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Orange
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
A$4.29
|
$4.97
€4.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
A$5.86
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
A$4.80
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
A$4.12
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
A$3.43
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.26
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
A$0.92
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Orange
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
A$7.18
|
$8.80
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.24
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$13.03
€12.10
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Orange
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
A$87.55
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,267.68
A$1,919.27
|
$429.23
€398.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$758.94
A$1,149.04
|
$358.56
€332.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.41
A$144.45
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Orange
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,303.71
A$1,973.82
|
$341.10
€316.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Orange
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
A$6.06
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
A$4.88
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.52
A$29.55
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.70
A$70.71
|
$45.22
€42.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.35
A$23.23
|
$8.85
€8.22
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Orange
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.38
A$80.81
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.72
A$101.01
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
$99.20
€92.12
|
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