Cost of living comparison
Greece is 27.5% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in Greece instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
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New Jersey
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Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.47
|
$14.81
€13.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$9.01
€8.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.97
€1.76
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.63
€0.56
|
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pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
New Jersey
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.92
|
$1.36
€1.22
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
|
$6.52
€5.84
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
|
$6.06
€5.42
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
|
$4.09
€3.66
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
|
$4.27
€3.82
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.82
€0.73
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.51
€0.46
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
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pay 6.0% more for transportation
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New Jersey
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.54
|
$7.81
€6.99
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$153.50
|
$41.23
€36.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,455.20
|
$27,791.92
€24,877.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
|
$14.64
€13.11
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
|
New Jersey
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.73
|
$31.73
€28.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,135.47
|
$529.13
€473.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,746.67
|
$406.38
€363.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.49
|
$178.34
€159.64
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
|
New Jersey
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,594.12
|
$350.75
€313.97
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,975.00
|
$6,658.30
€5,960.08
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Jersey
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.49
|
$4.23
€3.78
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
|
$3.51
€3.15
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.70
|
$4.98
€4.46
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.62
|
$46.53
€41.65
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.25
|
$8.93
€7.99
|
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pay 17.9% more for clothing
|
New Jersey
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.37
|
$83.80
€75.01
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.76
|
$41.12
€36.81
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.46
|
$86.78
€77.68
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.78
|
$96.32
€86.22
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