Cost of living comparison
Athens is 23.6% cheaper than Cork.
If you lived in Athens instead of Cork, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
Cork
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.33
€15.96
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Cork
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.71
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$6.88
€6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.93
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
€3.78
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.32
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
€1.69
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Cork
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.61
|
$7.66
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$102.88
€94.77
|
$32.49
€29.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,353.05
€36,248.37
|
$27,399.57
€25,237.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.15
|
$12.13
€11.17
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Cork
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.28
€49.99
|
$32.57
€30.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,636.33
€1,507.23
|
$630.26
€580.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,422.32
€1,310.11
|
$532.87
€490.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.40
€160.64
|
$165.03
€152.01
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
Cork
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,304.10
€1,201.21
|
$482.99
€444.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,931.12
€6,384.30
|
$10,389.46
€9,569.80
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cork
|
Athens
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.99
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.96
€3.65
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.96
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.59
€63.18
|
$46.52
€42.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Cork
|
Athens
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.92
€96.64
|
$89.99
€82.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.86
€45.93
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.29
€93.30
|
$95.37
€87.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.52
€87.98
|
$116.71
€107.50
|
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