Cost of living comparison
Athens is 8.2% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Athens instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.22
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.56
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.47
|
$6.88
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.36
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$7.66
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.75
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.75
|
$12.13
€11.31
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
$630.26
€587.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€922.32
|
$532.87
€497.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
|
pay 70.6% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€195.04
|
$482.99
€450.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.57
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€35.04
|
$46.52
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.44
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.73
|
$116.71
€108.87
|
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