Cost of living comparison
Sacramento is 2.1 times more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Sacramento instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Athens
|
Sacramento
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Athens
|
Sacramento
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$4.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$6.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$2.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$2.03
|
|
pay 60.0% more for transportation
Athens
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.05
|
$5.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$94.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$18.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Athens
|
Sacramento
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
$75.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.58
|
$2,159.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.01
|
$1,654.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
$237.23
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Athens
|
Sacramento
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.15
|
$2,213.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
$25,500.00
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Sacramento
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$10.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.78
|
$64.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
Athens
|
Sacramento
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
$53.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
$63.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
$106.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.33
|
$178.75
|
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