Cost of living comparison
Greece is 15.7% more expensive than Albacete.
If you lived in Greece instead of Albacete, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Albacete
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.98
|
$14.81
€13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.51
|
$9.01
€8.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.67
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Albacete
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.07
|
$6.52
€6.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.18
€2.93
|
$6.06
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
$4.09
€3.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
€2.57
|
$4.27
€3.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 48.6% more for transportation
Albacete
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.25
|
$7.81
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.24
€14.97
|
$41.23
€38.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,307.69
|
$27,791.92
€25,618.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.50
|
$14.64
€13.50
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Albacete
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.01
|
$31.73
€29.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$529.13
€487.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$406.38
€374.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.67
|
$178.34
€164.39
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
Albacete
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€500.74
|
$350.75
€323.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,198.46
|
$6,658.30
€6,137.53
|
|
pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports
Albacete
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$4.23
€3.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$3.51
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.65
€43.92
|
$46.53
€42.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
€6.49
|
$8.93
€8.23
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Albacete
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.38
|
$83.80
€77.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.28
|
$41.12
€37.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.37
|
$86.78
€79.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.12
|
$96.32
€88.79
|
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