Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.4% cheaper than Sydney.
If you lived in Athens instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Sydney
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
CA$16.02
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
CA$9.94
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
CA$3.06
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
CA$2.81
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Sydney
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
CA$3.58
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
CA$4.51
|
$6.88
€6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.74
CA$11.93
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.70
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
CA$5.22
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
CA$4.54
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.91
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
CA$0.53
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Sydney
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.74
|
$7.66
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.54
CA$67.58
|
$32.49
€29.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$27,399.57
€25,237.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
€11.17
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
Sydney
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.72
CA$95.11
|
$32.57
€30.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$978.52
CA$1,334.93
|
$630.26
€580.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$513.72
CA$700.84
|
$532.87
€490.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.15
CA$95.70
|
$165.03
€152.01
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Sydney
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.89
CA$1,001.20
|
$482.99
€444.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,389.46
€9,569.80
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
CA$4.00
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.35
CA$25.03
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.01
CA$69.58
|
$46.52
€42.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
CA$11.01
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Sydney
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.07
CA$120.14
|
$89.99
€82.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.15
CA$118.89
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.08
CA$150.18
|
$95.37
€87.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.08
CA$150.18
|
$116.71
€107.50
|
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