Cost of living comparison
Athens is 11.7% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Athens instead of Spain, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.12
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.72
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.01
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Spain
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.02
|
$6.59
€6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.93
|
$6.29
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.51
|
$4.50
€4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.18
|
$4.89
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.04
|
$7.64
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.41
|
$30.01
€28.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,828.13
|
$30,384.48
€28,744.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.78
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
Spain
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.15
|
$32.55
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€825.28
|
$634.68
€600.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€654.78
|
$557.32
€527.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€98.36
|
$153.41
€145.13
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
Spain
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€365.14
|
$463.20
€438.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,955.40
|
$10,722.29
€10,143.60
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.69
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.87
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.35
|
$4.88
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.55
|
$49.36
€46.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.17
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Spain
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€71.79
|
$86.11
€81.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.38
|
$38.32
€36.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€73.75
|
$93.75
€88.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€86.45
|
$115.38
€109.16
|
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