Cost of living comparison
Athens is 41.0% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Athens instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.79
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.85
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.73
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.87
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.83
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.06
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.68
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.16
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€37.14
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.12
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Monaco
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€72.55
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,374.71
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,438.53
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€137.87
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,300.99
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.45
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€618.94
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€124.47
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.98
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€144.16
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€491.02
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
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