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Greece

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United Kingdom

High Wycombe vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

High Wycombe is 46.5% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% more in High Wycombe
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in High Wycombe
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in High Wycombe
Housing: pay 86.9% more in High Wycombe
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in High Wycombe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% more in High Wycombe
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in High Wycombe

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

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High Wycombe vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in High Wycombe instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 31.9% more for restaurants

	Athens	High Wycombe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$26.43 £19.76	+57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$9.25 £6.92	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.52	$2.95 £2.21	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$2.16 £1.61	+285.0%
Average			+31.9%

Athens vs. High Wycombe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Athens	High Wycombe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.63 £1.22	+14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.74	$4.96 £3.71	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.37	$6.50 £4.86	-8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$5.01 £3.74	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.25	$3.90 £2.91	-18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.40 £1.05	+41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.60 £0.45	-32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.38 £1.03	+115.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.52 £1.13	+55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.74 £0.55	+52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.54 £0.40	+4.4%
Average			+10.1%

Athens vs. High Wycombe - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Athens	High Wycombe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.78	$7.40 £5.53	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.98	$79.29 £59.28	+162.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,965.18	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.19	$31.77 £23.75	+153.3%
Average			+44.7%

Athens vs. High Wycombe - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.9% more for housing

	Athens	High Wycombe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.10	$40.48 £30.27	+33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €662.59	$1,453.58 £1,086.83	+95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €585.14	$1,321.44 £988.03	+101.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €143.32	$242.52 £181.33	+51.0%
Average			+86.9%

Athens vs. High Wycombe - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Athens	High Wycombe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €511.93	$2,857.20 £2,136.31	+398.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,501.17	$35,755.44 £26,734.06	+177.5%
Average			+271.8%

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	High Wycombe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$5.29 £3.95	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.67	$4.76 £3.56	+15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.00	$21.31 £15.93	+280.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.70	$44.05 £32.93	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.49	$13.21 £9.88	+24.2%
Average			+16.4%

Athens vs. High Wycombe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Athens	High Wycombe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.71	$66.07 £49.40	-27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.71	$46.25 £34.58	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.90	$66.07 £49.40	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.23	$85.89 £64.22	-30.5%
Average			-22.1%

Athens vs. High Wycombe - Cost of clothing

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