Cost of living comparison
Greece is 22.4% cheaper than Essen.
If you lived in Greece instead of Essen, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Essen
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Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
€13.44
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Essen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.90
€6.34
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.21
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.75
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Essen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.59
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$56.32
€51.76
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
Essen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.81
€44.86
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.83
€717.70
|
$529.13
€486.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$651.15
€598.50
|
$406.38
€373.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$264.26
€242.89
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 22.9% less for childcare
Essen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.22
€395.43
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,139.87
€8,400.91
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Essen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.05
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.24
€34.23
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Essen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.52
€88.72
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.64
€53.90
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€97.24
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.99
€123.16
|
$96.32
€88.53
|
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