Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 28.4% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Athens, you would:
pay 65.1% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Douglas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$22.36
£17.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.92
£1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.65
£1.32
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Athens
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$3.19
£2.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$5.12
£4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.09
£0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.18
£0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Athens
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$6.94
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$39.75
£31.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$15.90
£12.73
|
|
pay 44.3% more for housing
Athens
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$908.29
£727.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
|
pay 73.9% more for childcare
Athens
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$838.42
£671.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$4.35
£3.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$3.62
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$37.88
£30.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$9.94
£7.96
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Athens
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
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