Cost of living comparison
Greece is 74.7% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Greece instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
$112.87
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.13
$86.85
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
$18.64
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$14.63
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
$18.39
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
$53.29
|
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
$49.09
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
$24.34
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
$28.70
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
$11.42
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$9.94
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
$7.32
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$10.46
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$5.11
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
$5.49
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 78.6% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
$56.14
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.25
$258.44
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,134.07
$409,000.04
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
$148.01
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.32
$361.37
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.62
$3,535.56
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$152.10
$2,577.61
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.07
$628.21
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.57
$1,958.52
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,018.31
$68,098.39
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
$26.04
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
$24.95
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
$33.61
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.13
$391.92
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
$66.11
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.22
$884.91
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.09
$696.27
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.94
$1,964.84
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.61
$1,450.80
|
$94.08
€82.50
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