Cost of living comparison
Greece is 16.7% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.47
|
$12.71
€11.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.06
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
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pay 28.7% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.28
|
$40.24
€37.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,762.21
|
$22,158.38
€20,765.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
|
$13.03
€12.21
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.88
|
$34.83
€32.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,348.70
|
$429.23
€402.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,154.19
|
$358.56
€336.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.24
|
$172.07
€161.25
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$804.31
|
$341.10
€319.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,912.75
|
$6,725.16
€6,302.53
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.78
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.43
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.80
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
|
$45.22
€42.38
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
|
$8.85
€8.29
|
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pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
|
$76.36
€71.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.27
|
$36.41
€34.13
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.52
|
$77.82
€72.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.18
|
$99.20
€92.97
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