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Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Nell'emilia is 16.3% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 78.7% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Transportation: pay 56.8% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Childcare: pay 23.8% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Clothing: pay 8.0% less in Reggio Nell'emilia

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

Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Nell'emilia instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 78.7% more for restaurants

	Athens	Reggio Nell'emilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$17.52 €14.93
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €8.96	$11.68 €9.95	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.11	$3.65 €3.11	+47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$1.73 €1.47	+177.6%
Average			+78.7%

Athens vs. Reggio Nell'emilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Athens	Reggio Nell'emilia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.18	$2.10 €1.79	+51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.42	$9.83 €8.38	+30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.13	$5.49 €4.68	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.00	$3.78 €3.22	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.13	$4.87 €4.15	+0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$0.97 €0.83	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.92 €0.78	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.60	$1.06 €0.90	+50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$1.59 €1.35	+48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$1.05 €0.90	+57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.48	$1.03 €0.88	+82.6%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 56.8% more for transportation

	Athens	Reggio Nell'emilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.77	$7.90 €6.73	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €29.85	$37.96 €32.34	+8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €24,877.10	$29,199.74 €24,878.35
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €11.94	$36.79 €31.35	+162.5%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Athens	Reggio Nell'emilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.35	$28.37 €24.17	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €584.20	$697.46 €594.24	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €518.96	$550.90 €469.37	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €141.24	$148.33 €126.38	-10.5%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 23.8% less for childcare

	Athens	Reggio Nell'emilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €482.93	$521.70 €444.49	-8.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,867.92	$7,007.94 €5,970.80	-39.5%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Reggio Nell'emilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$5.84 €4.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.51	$2.26 €1.92	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €4.98	$7.01 €5.97	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €47.97	$62.29 €53.07	+10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €8.96	$10.51 €8.96
Average			-4.9%

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

	Athens	Reggio Nell'emilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €86.46	$79.42 €67.67	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.62	$46.72 €39.81	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €89.68	$105.12 €89.56	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €107.30	$115.83 €98.68	-8.0%
Average			-8.0%

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