Cost of living comparison

Greece

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Germany

Frankfurt vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Frankfurt is 41.7% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% more in Frankfurt
Groceries: pay 23.6% more in Frankfurt
Transportation: pay 36.5% more in Frankfurt
Housing: pay 73.3% more in Frankfurt
Childcare: pay 83.6% more in Frankfurt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% more in Frankfurt
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in Frankfurt

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

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Frankfurt vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% more for restaurants

	Athens	Frankfurt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$16.80 €14.99
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$13.44 €11.99	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.52	$3.79 €3.38	+34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$3.63 €3.24	+549.2%
Average			+32.4%

Athens vs. Frankfurt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

	Athens	Frankfurt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.19 €1.96	+53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.75	$6.86 €6.13	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.37	$5.33 €4.75	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$3.91 €3.49	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.25	$5.44 €4.86	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.42 €1.27	+43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.95 €0.85	+7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.89 €0.79	+39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.74 €1.55	+78.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.80 €0.71	+65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.90 €0.80	+74.0%
Average			+23.6%

Athens vs. Frankfurt - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

	Athens	Frankfurt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.78	$8.53 €7.61	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.99	$70.54 €62.97	+133.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,967.41	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.19	$22.39 €19.99	+78.6%
Average			+36.5%

Athens vs. Frankfurt - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.3% more for housing

	Athens	Frankfurt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.10	$47.15 €42.09	+55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €662.65	$1,318.90 €1,177.27	+77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €585.19	$1,097.23 €979.41	+67.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €143.33	$296.80 €264.93	+84.8%
Average			+73.3%

Athens vs. Frankfurt - Cost of housing

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pay 83.6% more for childcare

	Athens	Frankfurt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €511.98	$1,086.75 €970.05	+89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,502.20	$22,920.26 €20,459.04	+77.9%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Frankfurt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$5.60 €5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.67	$4.49 €4.01	+9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.00	$9.74 €8.70	+74.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.71	$66.94 €59.75	+22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.50	$16.80 €14.99	+57.9%
Average			+26.9%

Athens vs. Frankfurt - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Athens	Frankfurt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.72	$86.76 €77.44	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.71	$33.49 €29.89	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.91	$84.22 €75.17	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.24	$106.17 €94.77	-14.0%
Average			-13.8%

Athens vs. Frankfurt - Cost of clothing

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