Cost of living comparison

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Cupertino vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Cupertino is 69.0% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 30.0% more in Cupertino
Groceries
pay 33.8% more in Cupertino
Transportation
pay 44.0% more in Cupertino
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Cupertino
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Cupertino
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.1% more in Cupertino
Clothing
pay 31.1% less in Cupertino

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

Cupertino vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

pay 30.0% more for restaurants

 
Athens
Cupertino
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.80
€15.07
$25.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.05
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.82
€2.53
$2.50
 

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

 
Athens
Cupertino
Bread
1 loaf
$1.43
€1.28
$3.31
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.56
€6.78
$3.31
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.14
€6.40
$5.00
 

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pay 44.0% more for transportation

 
Athens
Cupertino
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.72
€7.82
$5.67
 
Monthly public transit pass $30.23
€27.12
$140.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,970.99
€25,094.18
$36,998.00
 

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Athens
Cupertino
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.36
€27.24
$66.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $742.36
€666.01
$2,566.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $655.59
€588.16
$1,933.33
 

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Athens
Cupertino
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $573.57
€514.58
$2,117.50
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,885.92
€11,560.60
$24,600.00
 

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Cupertino
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.60
€5.02
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.11
€3.69
$5.94
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.60
€5.02
$11.71
 

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

 
Athens
Cupertino
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.55
€82.14
$57.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.01
€35.89
$35.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.08
€93.38
$89.50
 

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