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Salisbury vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Salisbury is 44.3% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% more in Salisbury
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Salisbury
Transportation: pay 75.2% more in Salisbury
Housing: pay 63.9% more in Salisbury
Childcare: pay 90.7% more in Salisbury
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% more in Salisbury
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Salisbury

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

Salisbury vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Salisbury instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 53.2% more for restaurants

	Athens	Salisbury
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$21.24 £16.01	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.14	$9.07 £6.84	-13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.15	$2.27 £1.71	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.95 £1.47	+213.5%
Average			+53.2%

Athens vs. Salisbury - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Athens	Salisbury
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.21	$1.07 £0.81	-22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.55	$4.28 £3.23	-43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.26	$5.98 £4.51	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.09	$2.95 £2.22	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.22	$3.30 £2.49	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.89	$0.82 £0.62	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$0.58 £0.43	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.33 £1.01	+88.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$2.12 £1.60	+97.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$0.56 £0.42	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.55 £0.41	-3.6%
Average			-4.3%

Athens vs. Salisbury - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.2% more for transportation

	Athens	Salisbury
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.90	$7.14 £5.38	-10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.47	$88.20 £66.48	+151.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,388.83	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	+29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.19	$32.21 £24.28	+129.8%
Average			+75.2%

Athens vs. Salisbury - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.9% more for housing

	Athens	Salisbury
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.96	$41.43 £31.23	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €596.21	$1,202.72 £906.57	+75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €529.63	$1,102.49 £831.02	+81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €144.15	$296.64 £223.60	+78.9%
Average			+63.9%

Athens vs. Salisbury - Cost of housing

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pay 90.7% more for childcare

	Athens	Salisbury
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €492.87	$1,279.69 £964.59	+125.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €10,070.90	$18,016.72 £13,580.35	+55.6%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Salisbury
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.08	$6.01 £4.53	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.58	$4.72 £3.56	+14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.08	$16.77 £12.64	+187.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.95	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.14	$10.02 £7.55	-4.6%
Average			+50.1%

Athens vs. Salisbury - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Athens	Salisbury
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €88.23	$66.82 £50.36	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.46	$41.76 £31.48	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €91.53	$86.86 £65.47	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €109.51	$113.59 £85.62	-9.8%
Average			-18.5%

Athens vs. Salisbury - Cost of clothing

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