Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 35.5% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Athens, you would:
pay 95.7% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
|
pay 81.5% more for housing
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
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