Cost of living comparison
Athens is 23.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Athens instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
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