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Saint Louis vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Saint Louis is 48.9% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% more in Saint Louis
Groceries: pay 91.1% more in Saint Louis
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Saint Louis
Housing: pay 65.7% more in Saint Louis
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Saint Louis
Clothing: pay 19.0% less in Saint Louis

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

Saint Louis vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Louis instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 59.1% more for restaurants

	Athens	Saint Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$22.50	+28.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.14	$10.00	-4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.15	$2.50	+0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.94	+212.2%
Average			+59.1%

Athens vs. Saint Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.1% more for groceries

	Athens	Saint Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.21	$2.91	+109.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.55	$6.74	-10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.26	$3.84	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.09	$3.11	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.22	$5.05	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.89	$3.18	+208.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$0.93	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$2.75	+289.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$2.19	+104.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$1.71	+155.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$1.85	+226.2%
Average			+91.1%

Athens vs. Saint Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Athens	Saint Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.90	$2.94	-62.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.47	$78.00	+122.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,388.83	$36,336.95	+24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.19	$15.93	+13.6%
Average			+24.4%

Athens vs. Saint Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.7% more for housing

	Athens	Saint Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.96	$71.50	+107.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €596.21	$1,372.50	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €529.63	$975.00	+60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €144.15	$157.70	-4.9%
Average			+65.7%

Athens vs. Saint Louis - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Athens	Saint Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €492.87	$1,303.33	+129.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €10,070.90	$23,800.00	+105.5%
Average			+117.7%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Saint Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.08	$5.20	-11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.58	$4.92	+19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.08	$7.90	+35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.95	$26.88	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.14	$13.00	+23.7%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 19.0% less for clothing

	Athens	Saint Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €88.23	$55.00	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.46	$38.00	-20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €91.53	$92.12	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €109.51	$129.17	+2.6%
Average			-19.0%

Athens vs. Saint Louis - Cost of clothing

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