Cost of living comparison
Athens is 29.1% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Athens instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$30.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
$8.00
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
$2.47
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.21
$5.21
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$20.81
$20.81
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
$5.11
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
$4.54
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
$2.28
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
$1.21
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
$1.94
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
$2.28
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
$1.65
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
$6.23
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
$50.00
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$37,500.00
|
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
$25.43
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
Nassau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.43
$93.43
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.33
$983.33
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.50
$1,062.50
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.22
$203.22
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.67
$556.67
|
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
$13,785.71
|
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
$3.75
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
$5.47
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
$10.50
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.62
$117.62
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$18.00
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.43
$66.43
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.25
$66.25
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
$117.00
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
$120.00
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
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