Cost of living comparison

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Nancy vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Nancy is 19.1% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 67.6% more in Nancy
Groceries
pay 23.1% more in Nancy
Transportation
pay 25.8% more in Nancy
Housing
pay 4.2% less in Nancy
Childcare
pay 1.9% more in Nancy
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.9% more in Nancy
Clothing
pay 4.5% less in Nancy

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Nancy are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Nancy.

Nancy vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nancy instead of Athens, you would:

pay 67.6% more for restaurants

 
Athens
Nancy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.08
$17.52
€15.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.51
€9.05
$11.68
€10.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.48
€2.13
$2.73
€2.35

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pay 23.1% more for groceries

 
Athens
Nancy
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.19
$1.24
€1.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.54
€6.49
$8.18
€7.04
Milk (1 gallon) $7.20
€6.20
$3.54
€3.04

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

 
Athens
Nancy
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.94
€6.84
$7.71
€6.64
Monthly public transit pass $35.04
€30.16
$49.06
€42.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,198.27
€25,134.08
$35,839.76
€30,851.12

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pay 4.2% less for housing

 
Athens
Nancy
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.45
€29.66
$22.97
€19.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $685.67
€590.23
$634.61
€546.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $609.10
€524.32
$525.60
€452.44

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pay 1.9% more for childcare

 
Athens
Nancy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $566.82
€487.92
$583.99
€502.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,581.98
€9,969.85
$11,679.90
€10,054.14

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Nancy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.03
$7.01
€6.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.12
€3.54
$3.82
€3.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.84
€5.03
$12.85
€11.06

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

 
Athens
Nancy
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$101.47
€87.35
$109.79
€94.51
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.68
€41.04
$38.54
€33.18
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.26
€90.61
$95.78
€82.44

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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