Cost of living comparison

compared to

Athens vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone Cost of Living Summary

Athens is 2.2 times more expensive than Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Athens
Groceries: pay 33.4% more in Athens
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Athens
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Athens
Childcare: pay 15.3% less in Athens
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Athens
Clothing: pay 55.5% more in Athens

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Athens are more expensive than in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Athens.

Athens vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Athens instead of Subic Bay Freeport Zone, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Athens
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱254.24	$17.52 €14.93	+307.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱203.39	$10.51 €8.96	+205.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱48.31	$2.48 €2.11	+203.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱27.12	$0.62 €0.53	+35.5%
Average			+187.8%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Athens - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 33.4% more for groceries

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Athens
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 ₱91.33	$1.39 €1.18	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.59 ₱271.42	$7.54 €6.42	+64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.87 ₱406.26	$7.20 €6.13	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 ₱116.34	$4.70 €4.00	+138.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱133.77	$4.85 €4.13	+114.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.74 ₱162.10	$1.03 €0.88	-62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱47.69	$0.97 €0.83	+20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 ₱37.24	$0.71 €0.60	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱30.51	$1.07 €0.91	+107.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ₱44.31	$0.67 €0.57	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 ₱37.24	$0.57 €0.48	-10.2%
Average			+33.4%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Athens - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Athens
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱245.89	$7.94 €6.77	+90.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.55 ₱1,037.30	$35.04 €29.85	+99.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,507.78 ₱1,626,122.67	$29,198.27 €24,877.10	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.75 ₱162.71	$14.02 €11.94	+409.2%
Average			+151.5%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Athens - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Athens
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.06 ₱1,067.81	$34.45 €29.35	+90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$137.62 ₱8,135.70	$685.67 €584.20	+398.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 ₱5,084.81	$609.10 €518.96	+608.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	$165.77 €141.24	+80.8%
Average			+294.4%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Athens - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.3% less for childcare

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Athens
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$566.82 €482.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	$11,581.98 €9,867.92	-15.3%
Average			-15.3%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Athens - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Athens
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱83.90	$5.84 €4.98	+311.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.41 ₱142.37	$4.12 €3.51	+71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.41 ₱142.20	$5.84 €4.98	+142.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.93 ₱1,828.50	$56.30 €47.97	+82.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱406.78	$10.51 €8.96	+52.8%
Average			+132.0%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Athens - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 55.5% more for clothing

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Athens
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	$101.47 €86.46	+128.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.55 ₱2,101.72	$47.68 €40.62	+34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	$105.26 €89.68	+46.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.82 ₱6,610.25	$125.94 €107.30	+12.6%
Average			+55.5%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Athens - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs.

Dodoma

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs.

Wellington

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs.

Berlin

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs.

Moscow

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs.

Reykjavik

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs.

Paris

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs.

Vienna

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs.

Beijing

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Philippines vs. Greece. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Philippines and Greece.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Subic Bay Freeport Zone

Add prices for Athens

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Athens or Subic Bay Freeport Zone. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.