Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.4 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Athens instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 93.0% more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
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