Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 12.1% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Greece, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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