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Athens vs. L'Aquila Cost of Living Summary

Athens is 8.7% more expensive than L'Aquila.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% less in Athens
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Athens
Transportation: pay 10.3% less in Athens
Housing: pay 35.4% more in Athens
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Athens
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% more in Athens
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Athens

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Athens are more expensive than in L'Aquila. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Athens. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Athens.

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Athens vs. L'Aquila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Athens instead of L'Aquila, you would:

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pay 23.0% less for restaurants

	L'Aquila	Athens
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.99	$16.80 €14.99	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$11.20 €9.99	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.50	$2.82 €2.52	+0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$0.56 €0.50	-50.0%
Average			-23.0%

L'Aquila vs. Athens - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	L'Aquila	Athens
Bread 1 loaf	$2.96 €2.64	$1.43 €1.27	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 €7.98	$7.56 €6.74	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 €4.87	$7.14 €6.37	+30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.44 €3.07	$4.99 €4.45	+45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.58 €4.98	$4.76 €4.25	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.99 €0.88	+2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.79	$0.89 €0.79	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.64 €0.57	-37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.97 €0.87	-26.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.48 €0.43	-34.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.52 €0.46	-33.3%
Average			-16.6%

L'Aquila vs. Athens - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.3% less for transportation

	L'Aquila	Athens
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.56 €6.75	$8.72 €7.78	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.63 €34.48	$30.23 €26.98	-21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,954.79 €31,198.47	$27,970.99 €24,965.18	-20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.02 €15.19	$12.54 €11.19	-26.3%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 35.4% more for housing

	L'Aquila	Athens
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.07 €27.73	$30.36 €27.10	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$545.87 €487.21	$742.36 €662.59	+36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$426.90 €381.02	$655.59 €585.14	+53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.36 €134.20	$160.58 €143.32	+6.8%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	L'Aquila	Athens
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.37 €119.93	$573.57 €511.93	+326.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,310.37 €10,987.48	$12,885.92 €11,501.17	+4.7%
Average			+111.4%

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

	L'Aquila	Athens
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$5.60 €5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 €1.62	$4.11 €3.67	+127.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.44 €5.75	$5.60 €5.00	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.97	$54.57 €48.70	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 €7.75	$10.64 €9.49	+22.6%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	L'Aquila	Athens
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 €89.95	$91.55 €81.71	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.55 €31.73	$40.01 €35.71	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.66 €88.95	$104.08 €92.90	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.57 €98.69	$123.50 €110.23	+11.7%
Average			+4.5%

L'Aquila vs. Athens - Cost of clothing

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