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Chula Vista vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Chula Vista is 72.1% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% more in Chula Vista
Groceries: pay 69.1% more in Chula Vista
Transportation: pay 22.7% more in Chula Vista
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Chula Vista
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Chula Vista
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% more in Chula Vista
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Chula Vista

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Chula Vista are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Chula Vista.

Chula Vista vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chula Vista instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 64.5% more for restaurants

	Athens	Chula Vista
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$21.00	+19.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.14	$11.50	+9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.15	$2.67	+7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$2.00	+221.2%
Average			+64.5%

Athens vs. Chula Vista - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.1% more for groceries

	Athens	Chula Vista
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.21	$4.57	+229.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.55	$6.22	-17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.26	$4.67	-35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.09	$5.83	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.22	$4.48	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.89	$2.22	+115.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$0.78	-19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.75	+148.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$2.26	+111.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$1.42	+112.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$1.12	+98.8%
Average			+69.1%

Athens vs. Chula Vista - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

	Athens	Chula Vista
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.90	$4.76	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.47	$72.00	+105.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,388.83	$28,500.00	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.19	$17.91	+27.8%
Average			+22.7%

Athens vs. Chula Vista - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Athens	Chula Vista
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.96	$74.25	+115.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €596.21	$2,650.00	+286.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €529.63	$1,800.00	+195.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €144.15	$205.84	+24.2%
Average			+155.4%

Athens vs. Chula Vista - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Athens	Chula Vista
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €492.87	$1,750.00	+208.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €10,070.90	$28,750.00	+148.2%
Average			+178.4%

Athens vs. Chula Vista - Cost of childcare

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pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Chula Vista
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.08	$8.00	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.58	$5.90	+43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.08	$10.00	+71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.95	$20.00	-64.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.14	$14.75	+40.3%
Average			+25.4%

Athens vs. Chula Vista - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Athens	Chula Vista
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €88.23	$60.72	-40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.46	$58.44	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €91.53	$77.00	-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €109.51	$126.25	+0.2%
Average			-11.1%

Athens vs. Chula Vista - Cost of clothing

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