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Mulheim An Der Ruhr vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Mulheim An Der Ruhr is 40.6% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 99.2% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Groceries: pay 24.4% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Housing: pay 55.3% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Childcare: pay 53.1% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr

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

Mulheim An Der Ruhr vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mulheim An Der Ruhr instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 99.2% more for restaurants

	Athens	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.08	$16.35 €14.08	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.05	$11.68 €10.05	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.13	$3.30 €2.84	+33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$2.85 €2.46	+359.2%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Athens	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.19	$2.33 €2.00	+67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.49	$7.48 €6.43	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.20	$5.17 €4.45	-28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.05	$3.88 €3.34	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.17	$6.67 €5.74	+37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.44 €1.24	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$0.87 €0.75	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.03 €0.89	+45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$2.19 €1.88	+104.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$0.69 €0.60	+3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.71 €0.61	+25.8%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Athens	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.84	$7.63 €6.57	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.16	$62.49 €53.79	+78.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,134.08	$31,745.96 €27,327.14	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.06	$24.29 €20.91	+73.3%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 55.3% more for housing

	Athens	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.66	$45.41 €39.09	+31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €590.23	$864.31 €744.01	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €524.32	$1,167.99 €1,005.41	+91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €142.70	$284.08 €244.54	+71.4%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 53.1% more for childcare

	Athens	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €487.92	$782.55 €673.63	+38.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,969.85	$19,466.49 €16,756.89	+68.1%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.03	$5.26 €4.52	-10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.54	$4.36 €3.76	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.03	$9.58 €8.24	+64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.46	$33.87 €29.16	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.05	$14.02 €12.06	+33.3%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Athens	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.35	$98.11 €84.45	-3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.04	$43.80 €37.70	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.61	$109.99 €94.68	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.41	$147.95 €127.35	+17.5%
Average			+2.7%

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