Cost of living comparison
Greece is 22.3% cheaper than Houston.
If you lived in Greece instead of Houston, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Houston
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Houston
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.24
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Houston
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.13
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.84
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
Houston
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.00
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,563.79
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,249.04
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.30
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Houston
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.31
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,458.33
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Houston
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.69
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Houston
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.29
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.39
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.17
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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