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Moses Lake vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Moses Lake is 27.2% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% more in Moses Lake
Groceries: pay 90.7% more in Moses Lake
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Moses Lake
Housing: pay 68.2% more in Moses Lake
Childcare: pay 51.5% more in Moses Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% more in Moses Lake
Clothing: pay 47.4% less in Moses Lake

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

Moses Lake vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moses Lake instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 10.4% more for restaurants

	Athens	Moses Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$16.34	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.03	$7.49	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.13	$2.88	+16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$1.00	+60.9%
Average			+10.4%

Athens vs. Moses Lake - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.7% more for groceries

	Athens	Moses Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.19	$4.92	+254.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.47	$5.59	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.18	$3.81	-47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.04	$3.18	-32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.16	$4.66	-3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$2.87	+179.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.80	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$2.43	+243.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$2.65	+147.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$1.47	+120.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$1.57	+178.1%
Average			+90.7%

Athens vs. Moses Lake - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	Athens	Moses Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.82	$3.99	-49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.09	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,075.80	$31,965.00	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.04	$14.93	+6.5%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 68.2% more for housing

	Athens	Moses Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.59	$78.37	+127.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €588.86	$1,296.67	+89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €523.10	$1,125.00	+84.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €142.37	$118.77	-28.4%
Average			+68.2%

Athens vs. Moses Lake - Cost of housing

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pay 51.5% more for childcare

	Athens	Moses Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €486.79	$250.00	-55.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,946.73	$30,000.00	+159.0%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Moses Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$4.00	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.54	$4.00	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.02	$11.50	+96.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.35	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.03	$15.88	+51.0%
Average			+28.4%

Athens vs. Moses Lake - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.4% less for clothing

	Athens	Moses Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.15	$50.00	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.95	$25.00	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.40	$47.50	-54.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.16	$80.00	-36.5%
Average			-47.4%

Athens vs. Moses Lake - Cost of clothing

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