Cost of living comparison
Greece is 32.8% cheaper than Chicago.
If you lived in Greece instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Chicago
|
Greece
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Chicago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.46
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.61
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Chicago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.50
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,200.00
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.35
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Chicago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.36
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,007.27
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,417.93
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.84
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Chicago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,784.74
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,786.67
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chicago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.00
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.33
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Chicago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.55
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.92
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.88
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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