Cost of living comparison
compared to
Greece vs. Ohio Cost of Living Summary
Greece is 27.9% cheaper than Ohio.
Greece vs. Ohio Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Greece instead of Ohio, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
|
Ohio
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.46
|
$15.08
€13.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.26
|
$10.42
€9.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$2.46
€2.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.70
€0.62
|
|
Ohio vs. Greece - Cost of restaurants
pay 28.6% less for groceries
|
Ohio
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.43
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.80
|
$6.59
€5.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
|
$6.33
€5.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
|
$4.44
€3.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
|
$4.45
€3.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.68
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.53
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
Ohio vs. Greece - Cost of groceries
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Ohio
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
|
$8.09
€7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.85
|
$43.58
€38.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,980.09
|
$28,260.91
€25,234.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
|
$14.42
€12.88
|
|
Ohio vs. Greece - Cost of transportation
pay 43.8% less for housing
|
Ohio
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.71
|
$33.05
€29.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.29
|
$568.48
€507.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$897.28
|
$438.39
€391.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.41
|
$152.65
€136.30
|
|
Ohio vs. Greece - Cost of housing
pay 67.5% less for childcare
|
Ohio
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,296.41
|
$416.57
€371.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,315.71
|
$6,690.51
€5,973.93
|
|
Ohio vs. Greece - Cost of childcare
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ohio
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
|
$4.76
€4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.90
|
$3.78
€3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.71
|
$5.28
€4.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.93
|
$49.64
€44.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
|
$9.09
€8.12
|
|
Ohio vs. Greece - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.2% more for clothing
|
Ohio
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.76
|
$82.73
€73.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.91
|
$40.66
€36.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.91
|
$91.41
€81.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.84
|
$108.25
€96.65
|
|
Ohio vs. Greece - Cost of clothing
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