Cost of living comparison
Greece is 80.8% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Greece instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$1,676.59
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$1,184.96
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$283.66
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$196.18
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$279.31
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$795.59
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$727.67
|
$5.63
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$356.80
|
$3.81
€3.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$449.06
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$169.58
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$146.58
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$115.08
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$148.02
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$75.76
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$89.62
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
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pay 76.6% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$821.80
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$4,643.98
|
$40.24
€37.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$5,811,206.62
|
$22,158.38
€20,682.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$2,135.13
|
$13.03
€12.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$5,298.69
|
$34.83
€32.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$57,148.28
|
$429.23
€400.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$43,586.08
|
$358.56
€334.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$9,238.49
|
$172.07
€160.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$28,057.74
|
$341.10
€318.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$1,146,780.61
|
$6,725.16
€6,277.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$433.96
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$393.88
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$460.78
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$5,442.04
|
$45.22
€42.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$985.94
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$14,228.78
|
$76.36
€71.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$12,079.75
|
$36.41
€33.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$27,027.93
|
$77.82
€72.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$21,368.81
|
$99.20
€92.59
|
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