Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 63.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Greece, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Illinois
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
Greece
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Greece
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Greece
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Greece
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
$105.59
|
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