Cost of living comparison

Greece

compared to

Michigan, USA

Michigan vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary

Michigan is 46.0% more expensive than Greece overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% more in Michigan
Groceries: pay 50.8% more in Michigan
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Michigan
Housing: pay 95.9% more in Michigan
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Michigan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% more in Michigan
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Michigan

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Michigan are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Michigan. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Michigan.

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Michigan vs. Greece Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Michigan instead of Greece, you would:

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pay 23.1% more for restaurants

	Greece	Michigan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.08 €13.42	$18.33	+21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.42 €9.28	$10.87	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.19	$2.56	+3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 €0.62	$1.92	+175.7%
Average			+23.1%

Greece vs. Michigan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.8% more for groceries

	Greece	Michigan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$3.15	+120.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €5.86	$6.51	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 €5.63	$3.21	-49.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.44 €3.95	$3.29	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 €3.96	$5.27	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$2.22	+127.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$0.73	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.60	$2.13	+214.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.83	$2.17	+131.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.47	$1.43	+167.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 €0.48	$1.49	+174.7%
Average			+50.8%

Greece vs. Michigan - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Greece	Michigan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 €7.20	$3.73	-53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.58 €38.79	$54.17	+24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,260.91 €25,153.23	$34,818.91	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.42 €12.84	$20.75	+43.9%
Average			-11.1%

Greece vs. Michigan - Cost of transportation

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pay 95.9% more for housing

	Greece	Michigan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.05 €29.42	$61.25	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.48 €505.96	$1,272.01	+123.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.39 €390.18	$1,015.75	+131.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.65 €135.86	$136.71	-10.4%
Average			+95.9%

Greece vs. Michigan - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Greece	Michigan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$416.57 €370.76	$1,330.85	+219.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,690.51 €5,954.79	$19,812.04	+196.1%
Average			+207.6%

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pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Greece	Michigan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.76 €4.24	$5.29	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.78 €3.37	$5.13	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.28 €4.70	$9.54	+80.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.64 €44.18	$43.25	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.09 €8.09	$11.42	+25.6%
Average			+17.8%

Greece vs. Michigan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Greece	Michigan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.73 €73.63	$53.03	-35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 €36.18	$39.60	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.41 €81.36	$83.56	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.25 €96.34	$97.15	-10.2%
Average			-15.4%

Greece vs. Michigan - Cost of clothing

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