Cost of living comparison
Miami is 97.4% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Miami instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Athens
|
Miami
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.21
|
$28.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.95
|
$3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$2.60
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Athens
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
$4.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.24
|
$7.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.95
|
$4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.26
|
$4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.63
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.52
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
Athens
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.22
|
$3.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.39
|
$113.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,744.60
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.17
|
$14.44
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Athens
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.79
|
$66.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€600.43
|
$2,828.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€527.24
|
$2,126.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€145.13
|
$119.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Athens
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€438.20
|
$1,281.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,143.60
|
$25,250.00
|
|
pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.07
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.51
|
$5.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.61
|
$11.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.70
|
$71.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.13
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Athens
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€81.47
|
$51.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.25
|
$54.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€88.69
|
$85.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€109.16
|
$122.00
|
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