Cost of living comparison
Athens is 31.5% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.0% less in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 32.7% less in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 30.8% less in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 30.7% less in Athens
- Childcare
-
pay 35.8% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.4% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 18.3% less in Athens
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Paris, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.51
|
$16.08
€15.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.41
|
$9.65
€9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.95
|
$2.06
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.85
|
$0.55
€0.53
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Paris
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.94
|
$1.27
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.84
|
$6.59
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.22
|
$6.29
€6.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.68
|
$4.50
€4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.10
|
$4.89
€4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.53
|
$0.93
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.45
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.72
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.17
|
$0.53
€0.51
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Paris
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.39
|
$7.64
€7.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€89.36
|
$30.01
€28.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,543.75
|
$30,384.48
€29,320.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.97
|
$12.86
€12.41
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Paris
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.47
|
$32.55
€31.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,319.36
|
$634.68
€612.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,020.33
|
$557.32
€537.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€181.77
|
$153.41
€148.04
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€729.77
|
$463.20
€446.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,384.04
|
$10,722.29
€10,346.71
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.24
|
$5.36
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.16
|
$3.71
€3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.93
|
$4.88
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€35.21
|
$49.36
€47.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.44
|
$9.65
€9.31
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€100.17
|
$86.11
€83.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.94
|
$38.32
€36.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€107.64
|
$93.75
€90.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€143.76
|
$115.38
€111.34
|
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