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Port Coquitlam vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Port Coquitlam is 41.2% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% more in Port Coquitlam
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Port Coquitlam
Transportation: pay 66.0% more in Port Coquitlam
Housing: pay 69.7% more in Port Coquitlam
Childcare: pay 88.2% more in Port Coquitlam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% more in Port Coquitlam
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Port Coquitlam

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Port Coquitlam are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Port Coquitlam.

Port Coquitlam vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Coquitlam instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 33.8% more for restaurants

	Athens	Port Coquitlam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.28	$17.57 CA$24.27	+0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.17	$7.89 CA$10.90	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.16	$2.10 CA$2.91	-15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.71 CA$2.36	+174.9%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Athens	Port Coquitlam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.21	$2.21 CA$3.05	+59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.58	$6.29 CA$8.69	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.28	$7.30 CA$10.08	+1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.10	$3.10 CA$4.29	-34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.23	$6.40 CA$8.84	+32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.90	$1.43 CA$1.97	+38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.85	$0.65 CA$0.90	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.62	$1.43 CA$1.97	+102.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$1.79 CA$2.47	+66.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$1.41 CA$1.95	+111.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$1.37 CA$1.89	+142.0%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 66.0% more for transportation

	Athens	Port Coquitlam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.93	$4.70 CA$6.49	-40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.56	$144.56 CA$199.64	+312.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,470.65	$24,369.83 CA$33,655.95	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.23	$15.23 CA$21.04	+8.7%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 69.7% more for housing

	Athens	Port Coquitlam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €30.06	$50.92 CA$70.33	+47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €598.14	$1,577.89 CA$2,179.15	+130.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €531.34	$1,613.75 CA$2,228.67	+164.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €144.61	$59.58 CA$82.29	-64.1%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

	Athens	Port Coquitlam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €494.45	$1,164.74 CA$1,608.57	+105.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €10,103.36	$19,795.38 CA$27,338.40	+70.9%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Port Coquitlam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.09	$5.74 CA$7.92	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.59	$2.87 CA$3.96	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.09	$15.06 CA$20.80	+157.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €49.11	$17.93 CA$24.76	-68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.17	$8.61 CA$11.89	-18.1%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Athens	Port Coquitlam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €88.52	$61.34 CA$84.71	-39.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.59	$42.77 CA$59.07	-10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €91.82	$82.48 CA$113.91	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €109.86	$113.94 CA$157.36	-9.5%
Average			-20.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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