Cost of living comparison
compared to
Greece vs. Michigan Cost of Living Summary
Greece is 31.5% cheaper than Michigan.
Greece vs. Michigan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Greece instead of Michigan, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
|
Michigan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.33
|
$15.08
€13.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.87
|
$10.42
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$2.46
€2.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
|
$0.70
€0.62
|
|
Michigan vs. Greece - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.7% less for groceries
|
Michigan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
|
$1.43
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.51
|
$6.59
€5.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
|
$6.33
€5.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
|
$4.44
€3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
|
$4.45
€3.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.68
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$0.94
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.53
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
Michigan vs. Greece - Cost of groceries
pay 12.5% more for transportation
|
Michigan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$8.09
€7.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.17
|
$43.58
€38.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,818.91
|
$28,260.91
€25,153.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
|
$14.42
€12.84
|
|
Michigan vs. Greece - Cost of transportation
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Michigan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.25
|
$33.05
€29.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,272.01
|
$568.48
€505.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,015.75
|
$438.39
€390.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.71
|
$152.65
€135.86
|
|
Michigan vs. Greece - Cost of housing
pay 67.5% less for childcare
|
Michigan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,330.85
|
$416.57
€370.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,812.04
|
$6,690.51
€5,954.79
|
|
Michigan vs. Greece - Cost of childcare
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Michigan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.29
|
$4.76
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$3.78
€3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$5.28
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.25
|
$49.64
€44.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$9.09
€8.09
|
|
Michigan vs. Greece - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
Michigan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.03
|
$82.73
€73.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
|
$40.66
€36.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.56
|
$91.41
€81.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.15
|
$108.25
€96.34
|
|
Michigan vs. Greece - Cost of clothing
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