Cost of living comparison
Greece is 27.1% cheaper than Middlesbrough.
If you lived in Greece instead of Middlesbrough, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Middlesbrough
|
Greece
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
£17.12
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
£2.22
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
£1.23
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Middlesbrough
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
£1.44
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
£2.37
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.24
£5.78
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
£2.42
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
£2.04
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
£0.85
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.69
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.69
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.61
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
£0.44
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Middlesbrough
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
£5.88
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
£60.42
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
£10.41
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Middlesbrough
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.48
£49.09
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.55
£453.17
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$662.14
£528.70
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$434.01
£346.54
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
Middlesbrough
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$882.85
£704.93
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,326.37
£21,819.20
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Middlesbrough
|
Greece
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
£5.04
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
£2.84
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.03
£13.60
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.43
£38.67
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.13
£12.08
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Middlesbrough
|
Greece
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.65
£43.64
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.65
£125.88
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.88
£63.78
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
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