Cost of living comparison
Greece is 19.6% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.59
|
$14.81
€13.34
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.02
|
$9.01
€8.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.97
€1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$6.52
€5.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$6.06
€5.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
|
$4.09
€3.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
|
$4.27
€3.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.51
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
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pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
|
$7.81
€7.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.79
|
$41.23
€37.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,028.93
|
$27,791.92
€25,044.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.92
|
$14.64
€13.20
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.30
|
$31.73
€28.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,463.95
|
$529.13
€476.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,247.67
|
$406.38
€366.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.93
|
$178.34
€160.71
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,229.18
|
$350.75
€316.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,933.68
|
$6,658.30
€6,000.00
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.13
|
$4.23
€3.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.08
|
$3.51
€3.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
|
$46.53
€41.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
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pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.90
|
$83.80
€75.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.64
|
$41.12
€37.06
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.31
|
$86.78
€78.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.34
|
$96.32
€86.80
|
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