Cost of living comparison

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Bra vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Bra is 10.4% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% more in Bra
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Bra
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Bra
Housing: pay 25.9% less in Bra
Childcare: pay 18.5% less in Bra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Bra
Clothing: pay 13.5% more in Bra

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Bra are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bra.

Bra vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bra instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 55.9% more for restaurants

	Athens	Bra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.08	$23.36 €20.11	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.05	$11.68 €10.05	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.13	$3.32 €2.86	+33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.53 €1.31	+145.5%
Average			+55.9%

Athens vs. Bra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Athens	Bra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.19	$2.63 €2.26	+89.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.49	$6.72 €5.78	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.20	$6.41 €5.52	-11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.05	$3.39 €2.92	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.17	$5.43 €4.67	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.06 €0.91	+3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$1.01 €0.87	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.06 €0.91	+50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$1.59 €1.37	+48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$0.79 €0.68	+19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.79 €0.68	+40.5%
Average			+19.7%

Athens vs. Bra - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Athens	Bra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.84	$7.83 €6.74	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.16	$47.59 €40.97	+35.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,134.08	$28,030.34 €24,128.72	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.06	$25.81 €22.22	+84.2%
Average			+28.6%

Athens vs. Bra - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.9% less for housing

	Athens	Bra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.66	$29.20 €25.13	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €590.23	$687.71 €591.99	+0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €524.32	$350.38 €301.61	-42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €142.70	$89.31 €76.88	-46.1%
Average			-25.9%

Athens vs. Bra - Cost of housing

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pay 18.5% less for childcare

	Athens	Bra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €487.92	$116.79 €100.54	-79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,969.85	$16,491.19 €14,195.73	+42.4%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Bra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.03	$5.84 €5.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.54	$1.64 €1.41	-60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.03	$7.01 €6.03	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.46	$81.76 €70.38	+45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.05	$9.93 €8.55	-5.6%
Average			-0.2%

Athens vs. Bra - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.5% more for clothing

	Athens	Bra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.35	$114.22 €98.32	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.04	$57.07 €49.12	+19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.61	$116.09 €99.93	+10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.41	$140.15 €120.64	+11.3%
Average			+13.5%

Athens vs. Bra - Cost of clothing

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