Cost of living comparison
Greece is 23.5% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.05
|
$11.58
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
|
$7.08
€6.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
|
$1.87
€1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
|
$0.97
€0.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$4.56
€4.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$5.03
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
|
$3.33
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$3.34
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.79
€0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.80
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.58
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.46
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.41
€0.40
|
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pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
|
$8.41
€8.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.74
|
$36.15
€35.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,697.68
|
$19,836.21
€19,472.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.02
|
$12.35
€12.12
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.46
|
$33.91
€33.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.72
|
$377.49
€370.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,065.94
|
$296.91
€291.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.27
|
$138.63
€136.09
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$637.01
|
$323.64
€317.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,607.70
|
$6,014.67
€5,904.41
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.70
|
$3.93
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
|
$3.06
€3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.49
|
$4.73
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.46
|
$41.50
€40.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.63
|
$8.16
€8.01
|
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pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.57
|
$70.87
€69.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.75
|
$32.81
€32.21
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.51
|
$73.51
€72.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.28
|
$94.08
€92.35
|
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