Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 57.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Greece, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Iowa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.53
|
$15.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.24
|
$9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.80
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Greece
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
$2.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.96
|
$5.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.54
|
$3.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.74
|
$2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.90
|
$4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.13
|
$3.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.68
|
$41.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,396.73
|
$27,291.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.38
|
$14.84
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
Greece
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.99
|
$68.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€483.52
|
$1,107.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€371.36
|
$831.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€162.97
|
$140.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€320.52
|
$1,030.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,084.47
|
$20,379.75
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.86
|
$5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.21
|
$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.55
|
$8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.52
|
$45.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.16
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Greece
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€76.58
|
$46.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.58
|
$41.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.30
|
$81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.02
|
$106.97
|
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