Cost of living comparison
Athens is 49.6% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Athens instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 65.7% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$11.43
€10.69
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$553.55
€517.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$521.82
€487.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$488.12
€456.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$4.67
€4.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$45.80
€42.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$111.33
€104.08
|
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