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Greece

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North Charleston vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

North Charleston is 50.3% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in North Charleston
Groceries: pay 71.4% more in North Charleston
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in North Charleston
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in North Charleston
Childcare: pay 51.3% more in North Charleston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in North Charleston
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in North Charleston

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

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North Charleston vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Charleston instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Athens	North Charleston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$20.00	+19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$12.00	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.53	$3.00	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$2.50	+346.5%
Average			+29.5%

Athens vs. North Charleston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.4% more for groceries

	Athens	North Charleston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$3.67	+157.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.78	$3.58	-52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.40	$3.88	-45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.47	$5.00	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.27	$6.58	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.89	$3.66	+269.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$0.82	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$2.30	+259.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$2.83	+190.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$1.95	+303.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$1.46	+183.4%
Average			+71.4%

Athens vs. North Charleston - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	Athens	North Charleston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.82	$3.60	-58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €27.12	$50.00	+65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €25,094.18	$35,112.00	+25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.25	$12.94	+3.2%
Average			-10.7%

Athens vs. North Charleston - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Athens	North Charleston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.24	$84.89	+179.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €666.01	$2,033.67	+173.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €588.16	$1,500.00	+128.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €144.06	$169.89	+5.8%
Average			+121.2%

Athens vs. North Charleston - Cost of housing

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pay 51.3% more for childcare

	Athens	North Charleston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €514.58	$926.88	+61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,560.60	$18,263.75	+41.7%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	North Charleston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$6.00	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.69	$6.00	+46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.02	$9.50	+69.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.96	$17.49	-67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.54	$14.00	+31.6%
Average			-7.1%

Athens vs. North Charleston - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Athens	North Charleston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €82.14	$65.00	-29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.89	$44.33	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €93.38	$112.33	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.80	$131.67	+6.6%
Average			-2.5%

Athens vs. North Charleston - Cost of clothing

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