Cost of living comparison
Florida is 72.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Florida instead of Greece, you would:
pay 63.2% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Florida
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.93
|
$19.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
$9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Greece
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.67
|
$6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$3.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.76
|
$52.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
$24,899.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$15.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Greece
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
$69.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.73
|
$1,757.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.42
|
$1,518.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
$124.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€320.04
|
$960.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
$14,658.88
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$7.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.43
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$12.34
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
$44.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
$35.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
$82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.07
|
$107.70
|
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