Cost of living comparison
Athens is 12.1% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Athens instead of Canada, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.40
|
$16.24
€14.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.57
|
$9.75
€8.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
$2.12
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.25
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Canada
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.37
|
$6.88
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.79
|
$6.38
€5.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
$4.72
€4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.18
|
$5.03
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.50
|
$0.87
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.43
|
$0.98
€0.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Canada
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$5.97
|
$7.66
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$92.60
|
$32.49
€29.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$33,999.99
|
$27,399.57
€24,949.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.79
|
$12.13
€11.04
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Canada
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.33
|
$32.57
€29.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,697.86
|
$630.26
€573.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,556.61
|
$532.87
€485.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$162.68
|
$165.03
€150.28
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Canada
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,010.68
|
$482.99
€439.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,594.51
|
$10,389.46
€9,460.44
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.20
|
$5.41
€4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.84
|
$3.62
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.65
|
$4.98
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.53
|
$46.52
€42.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.29
|
$9.75
€8.88
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Canada
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.01
|
$89.99
€81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.03
|
$34.83
€31.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$117.57
|
$95.37
€86.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$140.99
|
$116.71
€106.27
|
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