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Olbia vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Olbia is 0.2% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 41.7% more in Olbia
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Olbia
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Olbia
Housing: pay 10.6% more in Olbia
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Olbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% less in Olbia
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Olbia

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

Olbia vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.7% more for restaurants

	Athens	Olbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$18.10 €15.74	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.14	$11.10 €9.65	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.15	$2.86 €2.48	+15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.51 €1.31	+142.5%
Average			+41.7%

Athens vs. Olbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Athens	Olbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.21	$1.83 €1.59	+31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.55	$8.41 €7.31	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.26	$6.09 €5.30	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.09	$2.38 €2.07	-49.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.22	$4.91 €4.27	+1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.89	$0.94 €0.82	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$0.79 €0.69	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.08 €0.94	+52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$1.41 €1.23	+32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$0.69 €0.60	+3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.67 €0.58	+18.6%
Average			+5.4%

Athens vs. Olbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Athens	Olbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.90	$7.87 €6.85	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.47	$26.28 €22.85	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,388.83	$32,703.71 €28,436.92	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.19	$14.37 €12.49	+2.5%
Average			-2.9%

Athens vs. Olbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.6% more for housing

	Athens	Olbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.96	$31.24 €27.17	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €596.21	$934.39 €812.48	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €529.63	$759.19 €660.14	+24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €144.15	$150.56 €130.92	-9.2%
Average			+10.6%

Athens vs. Olbia - Cost of housing

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	Athens	Olbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €492.87	$338.72 €294.53	-40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €10,070.90	$8,000.73 €6,956.89	-30.9%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Olbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.08	$4.67 €4.06	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.58	$1.90 €1.65	-53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.08	$7.01 €6.09	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.95	$48.67 €42.32	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.14	$9.93 €8.63	-5.6%
Average			-14.6%

Athens vs. Olbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Athens	Olbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €88.23	$82.93 €72.11	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.46	$56.06 €48.75	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €91.53	$90.94 €79.07	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €109.51	$128.48 €111.72	+2.0%
Average			-3.1%

Athens vs. Olbia - Cost of clothing

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