Cost of living comparison
Athens is 4.4% cheaper than Nelson BC.
If you lived in Athens instead of Nelson BC, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Nelson BC
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
CA$13.86
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
CA$3.17
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Nelson BC
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
CA$3.93
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
CA$8.58
|
$6.88
€6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
CA$10.70
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
CA$8.48
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.83
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
CA$0.40
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
CA$1.00
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.53
CA$3.45
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
CA$1.25
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
Nelson BC
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CA$6.33
|
$7.66
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€29.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$27,399.57
€25,237.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
CA$23.19
|
$12.13
€11.17
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
Nelson BC
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.71
CA$80.10
|
$32.57
€30.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,394.39
CA$1,902.27
|
$630.26
€580.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,174.22
CA$1,601.92
|
$532.87
€490.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.80
CA$129.33
|
$165.03
€152.01
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
Nelson BC
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.99
€444.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,274.44
CA$14,016.76
|
$10,389.46
€9,569.80
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nelson BC
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
CA$6.01
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
CA$5.12
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.84
CA$17.52
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.52
€42.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Nelson BC
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.99
CA$76.38
|
$89.99
€82.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
CA$56.32
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.36
CA$112.37
|
$95.37
€87.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.60
CA$187.72
|
$116.71
€107.50
|
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