Cost of living comparison

Greece

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Netherlands

Eindhoven vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Eindhoven is 56.1% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% more in Eindhoven
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Eindhoven
Transportation: pay 75.5% more in Eindhoven
Housing: pay 95.7% more in Eindhoven
Childcare: pay 81.5% more in Eindhoven
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Eindhoven
Clothing: pay 9.1% more in Eindhoven

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

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Eindhoven vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.8% more for restaurants

	Athens	Eindhoven
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$21.27 €18.94	+26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$14.00 €12.46	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.51	$3.69 €3.28	+30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$3.59 €3.20	+541.7%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Athens	Eindhoven
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.43 €2.16	+70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.73	$6.68 €5.94	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.35	$5.35 €4.76	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$4.37 €3.89	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.24	$5.81 €5.17	+22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.41 €1.26	+42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.11 €0.98	+24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.96 €0.86	+51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.50 €1.33	+53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.68 €0.61	+41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.64 €0.57	+23.5%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 75.5% more for transportation

	Athens	Eindhoven
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.76	$9.75 €8.68	+11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.91	$111.97 €99.66	+270.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.16	$27.39 €24.38	+118.4%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 95.7% more for housing

	Athens	Eindhoven
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.02	$44.17 €39.31	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €660.73	$1,736.02 €1,545.12	+133.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €583.50	$1,451.58 €1,291.96	+121.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €142.92	$155.02 €137.97	-3.5%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 81.5% more for childcare

	Athens	Eindhoven
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €510.50	$2,817.01 €2,507.24	+391.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,468.93	$8,646.60 €7,695.78	-32.9%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Eindhoven
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$6.16 €5.48	+10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.66	$4.44 €3.95	+8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$14.00 €12.46	+150.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.57	$39.89 €35.50	-26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$15.12 €13.45	+42.1%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 9.1% more for clothing

	Athens	Eindhoven
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.48	$99.39 €88.46	+8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.61	$46.56 €41.44	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.64	$108.04 €96.16	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €109.92	$133.44 €118.77	+8.0%
Average			+9.1%

Athens vs. Eindhoven - Cost of clothing

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