Cost of living comparison
Greece is 13.7% cheaper than Mackay.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mackay, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Mackay
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.95
A$22.61
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.30
A$17.08
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
A$4.02
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.68
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Mackay
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
A$3.35
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.98
A$7.54
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
A$8.37
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.88
A$7.38
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
A$4.86
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
A$1.73
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.67
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
A$1.62
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
A$3.33
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.90
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
A$1.24
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Mackay
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.86
A$7.35
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.46
A$100.48
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,213.83
A$57,777.39
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
Mackay
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.81
A$93.45
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$714.43
A$1,080.19
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.52
A$770.37
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.11
A$166.49
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mackay
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mackay
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.31
A$12.56
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
A$5.86
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$36.55
A$55.27
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.43
A$112.54
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.95
A$22.61
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Mackay
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.69
A$150.72
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
A$138.16
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$49.84
A$75.36
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
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