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Overland Park vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Overland Park is 37.9% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% more in Overland Park
Groceries: pay 35.0% more in Overland Park
Transportation: pay 32.2% less in Overland Park
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Overland Park
Childcare: pay 83.7% more in Overland Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% more in Overland Park
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Overland Park

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

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Overland Park vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Overland Park instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 29.7% more for restaurants

	Athens	Overland Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.00	$23.00	+36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.00	$11.00	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.52	$2.75	-2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$2.00	+256.8%
Average			+29.7%

Athens vs. Overland Park - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.0% more for groceries

	Athens	Overland Park
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.83	+98.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.75	$5.58	-26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.37	$3.78	-47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$3.53	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.25	$4.07	-14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.89	$2.01	+103.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.58	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.58	+147.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$2.54	+161.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$1.43	+196.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$1.19	+130.3%
Average			+35.0%

Athens vs. Overland Park - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

	Athens	Overland Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.78	$3.75	-57.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,975.22	$28,000.00	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.20	$12.94	+3.2%
Average			-32.2%

Athens vs. Overland Park - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Athens	Overland Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.11	$47.00	+54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €662.85	$1,675.00	+125.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €585.37	$1,575.00	+140.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €143.38	$197.97	+23.3%
Average			+107.4%

Athens vs. Overland Park - Cost of housing

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pay 83.7% more for childcare

	Athens	Overland Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €512.14	$1,183.50	+106.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,505.80	$21,064.17	+63.5%
Average			+83.7%

Athens vs. Overland Park - Cost of childcare

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Overland Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$6.50	+16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.67	$6.00	+46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.00	$9.00	+60.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.72	$59.50	+9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.50	$12.00	+12.8%
Average			+22.7%

Athens vs. Overland Park - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Athens	Overland Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.75	$51.12	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.72	$43.33	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.94	$100.00	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.27	$131.25	+6.3%
Average			-11.4%

Athens vs. Overland Park - Cost of clothing

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