Cost of living comparison
Paris is 66.2% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Paris instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Athens
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
Athens
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.03
|
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
Athens
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.38
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.53
|
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 59.7% more for housing
Athens
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€509.79
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€480.57
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 74.9% more for childcare
Athens
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€449.54
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.30
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.39
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.18
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Athens
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€102.53
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
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