Cost of living comparison

Greece

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Canada

New Westminster vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

New Westminster is 27.6% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in New Westminster
Groceries: pay 34.0% more in New Westminster
Transportation: pay 4.8% more in New Westminster
Housing: pay 73.1% more in New Westminster
Childcare: pay 6.3% less in New Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in New Westminster
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in New Westminster

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

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New Westminster vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Westminster instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Athens	New Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$19.29 CA$27.23	+14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$10.16 CA$14.35	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.53	$1.91 CA$2.69	-32.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$1.59 CA$2.24	+183.5%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

	Athens	New Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$2.39 CA$3.37	+67.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.78	$5.48 CA$7.74	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.40	$6.82 CA$9.63	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.47	$3.11 CA$4.39	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.27	$6.99 CA$9.86	+46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.89	$1.69 CA$2.39	+70.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$0.65 CA$0.92	-26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.68 CA$2.37	+163.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.62 CA$2.29	+66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$1.08 CA$1.52	+123.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.99 CA$1.40	+91.2%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 4.8% more for transportation

	Athens	New Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.82	$4.83 CA$6.82	-44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €27.12	$91.18 CA$128.71	+201.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €25,094.18	$23,831.37 CA$33,641.55	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.25	$16.13 CA$22.77	+28.6%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 73.1% more for housing

	Athens	New Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.24	$64.13 CA$90.53	+111.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €666.01	$1,548.87 CA$2,186.47	+108.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €588.16	$1,315.08 CA$1,856.43	+100.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €144.06	$106.52 CA$150.37	-33.7%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 6.3% less for childcare

	Athens	New Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €514.58	$771.51 CA$1,089.11	+34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,560.60	$8,416.52 CA$11,881.18	-34.7%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	New Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$5.96 CA$8.42	+6.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.69	$3.51 CA$4.95	-14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.02	$15.43 CA$21.78	+175.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.96	$32.96 CA$46.53	-39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.54	$11.92 CA$16.83	+12.1%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Athens	New Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €82.14	$51.90 CA$73.27	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.89	$41.21 CA$58.17	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €93.38	$79.26 CA$111.88	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.80	$96.44 CA$136.14	-21.9%
Average			-23.2%

Athens vs. New Westminster - Cost of clothing

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