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Fort Myers vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Fort Myers is 43.5% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% more in Fort Myers
Groceries: pay 74.3% more in Fort Myers
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Fort Myers
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Fort Myers
Childcare: pay 75.2% more in Fort Myers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% more in Fort Myers
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Fort Myers

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

Fort Myers vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Myers instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 63.0% more for restaurants

	Athens	Fort Myers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$20.00	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.03	$11.00	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.13	$2.53	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$2.06	+231.0%
Average			+63.0%

Athens vs. Fort Myers - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.3% more for groceries

	Athens	Fort Myers
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.19	$4.06	+192.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.47	$6.48	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.18	$4.10	-43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.04	$4.33	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.16	$5.42	+11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$2.67	+159.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.72	-26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$2.00	+183.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$2.13	+99.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$1.48	+121.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$1.37	+141.4%
Average			+74.3%

Athens vs. Fort Myers - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Athens	Fort Myers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.82	$3.31	-58.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.09	$37.50	+7.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,075.80	$36,050.00	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.04	$14.43	+3.0%
Average			-6.2%

Athens vs. Fort Myers - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Athens	Fort Myers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.59	$67.00	+94.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €588.86	$1,900.00	+177.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €523.10	$2,062.50	+238.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €142.37	$128.92	-22.2%
Average			+122.0%

Athens vs. Fort Myers - Cost of housing

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pay 75.2% more for childcare

	Athens	Fort Myers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €486.79	$1,281.67	+126.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,946.73	$14,400.00	+24.3%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Fort Myers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$4.00	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.54	$4.33	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.02	$8.00	+37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.35	$52.67	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.03	$15.00	+42.7%
Average			+9.4%

Athens vs. Fort Myers - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Athens	Fort Myers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.15	$41.67	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.95	$37.33	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.40	$83.00	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.16	$87.00	-30.9%
Average			-33.1%

Athens vs. Fort Myers - Cost of clothing

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