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Mission Viejo vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Mission Viejo is 55.9% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% more in Mission Viejo
Groceries: pay 52.6% more in Mission Viejo
Transportation: pay 11.8% less in Mission Viejo
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Mission Viejo
Childcare: pay 21.2% less in Mission Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Mission Viejo
Clothing: pay 30.6% less in Mission Viejo

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

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Mission Viejo vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mission Viejo instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 14.9% more for restaurants

	Athens	Mission Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$21.50	+28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$10.00	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.53	$2.00	-29.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$1.55	+176.5%
Average			+14.9%

Athens vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.6% more for groceries

	Athens	Mission Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$3.90	+173.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.78	$7.00	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.40	$4.00	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.47	$4.50	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.27	$6.21	+30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.89	$2.23	+125.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$0.69	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.29	+101.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$2.24	+129.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.99	+105.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$1.94	+275.4%
Average			+52.6%

Athens vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.8% less for transportation

	Athens	Mission Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.82	$5.12	-41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €27.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €25,094.18	$33,499.00	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.25	$18.36	+46.4%
Average			-11.8%

Athens vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Athens	Mission Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.24	$65.67	+116.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €666.01	$2,633.33	+254.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €588.16	$2,700.00	+311.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €144.06	$188.44	+17.4%
Average			+211.2%

Athens vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of housing

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pay 21.2% less for childcare

	Athens	Mission Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €514.58	$545.83	-4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,560.60	$8,400.00	-34.8%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Mission Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$5.00	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.69	$5.47	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.02	$11.86	+111.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.96	$40.00	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.54	$12.00	+12.8%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 30.6% less for clothing

	Athens	Mission Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €82.14	$31.44	-65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.89	$34.60	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €93.38	$72.00	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.80	$139.17	+12.7%
Average			-30.6%

Athens vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of clothing

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