Cost of living comparison
Athens is 89.7% more expensive than Bali.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bali, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bali
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.67
IDR43,477.51
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
IDR68,816.79
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
IDR18,588.40
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
IDR20,489.08
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Bali
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
IDR27,777.78
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.27
IDR85,614.17
|
$6.88
€6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
IDR112,739.07
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
IDR26,940.09
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IDR28,151.13
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
IDR21,731.44
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,974.38
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
IDR20,050.75
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,271.07
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR13,011.76
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR15,259.02
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bali
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
IDR53,502.97
|
$7.66
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.41
IDR136,786.25
|
$32.49
€29.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,615.33
IDR416,379,791.12
|
$27,399.57
€25,237.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.01
IDR65,248.54
|
$12.13
€11.17
|
|
pay 78.9% more for housing
Bali
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.97
IDR438,388.42
|
$32.57
€30.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.35
IDR10,490,239.29
|
$630.26
€580.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$427.17
IDR6,943,657.83
|
$532.87
€490.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.32
IDR720,355.91
|
$165.03
€152.01
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
Bali
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.88
IDR4,078,031.80
|
$482.99
€444.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,512.42
IDR154,625,372.60
|
$10,389.46
€9,569.80
|
|
pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bali
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.14
IDR50,975.40
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
IDR39,518.55
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IDR35,682.78
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.44
IDR1,096,278.93
|
$46.52
€42.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.14
IDR50,975.40
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
Bali
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.75
IDR694,985.22
|
$89.99
€82.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.85
IDR355,220.42
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.40
IDR1,274,384.94
|
$95.37
€87.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.54
IDR1,146,691.57
|
$116.71
€107.50
|
|
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