Cost of living comparison
Greece is 24.1% cheaper than Newcastle.
If you lived in Greece instead of Newcastle, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
Newcastle
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
A$21.10
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
A$13.06
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
A$3.91
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
A$3.16
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Newcastle
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.57
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
A$7.39
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
A$8.01
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
A$6.11
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
A$5.42
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.21
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
A$1.65
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.67
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
A$2.88
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
A$1.66
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
A$1.47
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Newcastle
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
A$6.77
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$144.48
A$218.44
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,050.15
A$43,922.38
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.45
A$23.35
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
Newcastle
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.51
A$77.87
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,738.90
A$2,629.12
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.12
A$1,794.87
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.85
A$223.55
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 60.3% less for childcare
Newcastle
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$930.42
A$1,406.75
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,979.19
A$24,159.74
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Newcastle
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.86
A$10.37
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
A$5.04
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$31.90
A$48.23
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.85
A$72.35
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
A$18.34
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Newcastle
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.94
A$111.79
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.18
A$72.85
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.02
A$152.73
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.10
A$110.53
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
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