Cost of living comparison

Greece

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Brazil

Belo Horizonte vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Belo Horizonte is 34.4% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in Belo Horizonte
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Belo Horizonte
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Belo Horizonte
Housing: pay 45.2% less in Belo Horizonte
Childcare: pay 7.2% less in Belo Horizonte
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% less in Belo Horizonte
Clothing: pay 18.3% less in Belo Horizonte

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Belo Horizonte.

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Belo Horizonte vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belo Horizonte instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Athens	Belo Horizonte
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$5.97 R$29.79	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$8.96 R$44.68	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.52	$1.38 R$6.87	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.78 R$3.91	+39.9%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

	Athens	Belo Horizonte
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.79 R$8.95	+25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.75	$4.86 R$24.23	-35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.37	$3.65 R$18.20	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$2.26 R$11.25	-54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.25	$1.93 R$9.64	-59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.89 R$4.46	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.53 R$2.66	-39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.55 R$2.75	-13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.73 R$3.65	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.51 R$2.52	+4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.45 R$2.26	-12.4%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Athens	Belo Horizonte
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.78	$4.89 R$24.39	-43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.99	$68.69 R$342.55	+127.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,967.41	$23,669.59 R$118K	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.19	$6.95 R$34.67	-44.6%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 45.2% less for housing

	Athens	Belo Horizonte
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.10	$21.12 R$105.32	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €662.65	$581.67 R$2,900.93	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €585.19	$286.24 R$1,427.57	-56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €143.33	$57.47 R$286.64	-64.2%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 7.2% less for childcare

	Athens	Belo Horizonte
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €511.98	$457.90 R$2,283.68	-20.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,502.20	$13,909.51 R$69,370.18	+7.9%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Belo Horizonte
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$2.09 R$10.43	-62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.67	$2.21 R$11.01	-46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.00	$2.48 R$12.39	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.71	$28.37 R$141.49	-48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.50	$7.96 R$39.72	-25.1%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

	Athens	Belo Horizonte
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.72	$61.19 R$305.15	-33.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.71	$48.57 R$242.22	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.91	$98.17 R$489.62	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.24	$71.79 R$358.06	-41.9%
Average			-18.3%

Athens vs. Belo Horizonte - Cost of clothing

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