Cost of living comparison

Greece

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United States

Traverse City vs. Thessaloniki Cost of Living Summary

Traverse City is 44.0% more expensive than Thessaloniki.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% more in Traverse City
Groceries: pay 35.2% more in Traverse City
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Traverse City
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Traverse City
Childcare: pay 63.2% more in Traverse City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Traverse City
Clothing: pay 25.4% less in Traverse City

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Traverse City are more expensive than in Thessaloniki. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Traverse City. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Traverse City.

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Traverse City vs. Thessaloniki Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Traverse City instead of Thessaloniki, you would:

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pay 23.5% more for restaurants

	Thessaloniki	Traverse City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.00	$21.60	+28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.00	$11.38	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.94 €2.63	$2.51	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$2.14	+194.0%
Average			+23.5%

Thessaloniki vs. Traverse City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.2% more for groceries

	Thessaloniki	Traverse City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 €1.56	$2.94	+68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.09 €6.33	$9.55	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.57 €5.87	$2.82	-57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 €4.95	$2.79	-49.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.12 €4.58	$7.46	+45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$3.03	+160.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.60	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$1.75	+82.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.15	$3.08	+139.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$1.21	+112.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.49	$1.45	+164.5%
Average			+35.2%

Thessaloniki vs. Traverse City - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Thessaloniki	Traverse City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.75 €7.81	$3.76	-57.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.92 €16.00	$30.00	+67.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,975.22	$35,866.37	+28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.75	??
Average			-9.7%

Thessaloniki vs. Traverse City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Thessaloniki	Traverse City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €27.21	$67.50	+121.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.05 €559.89	$1,983.33	+216.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.02 €439.33	$1,418.00	+188.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.11 €146.53	$90.12	-45.1%
Average			+130.2%

Thessaloniki vs. Traverse City - Cost of housing

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pay 63.2% more for childcare

	Thessaloniki	Traverse City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €425.54	$1,030.00	+116.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,063.46	$11,136.00	+23.3%
Average			+63.2%

Thessaloniki vs. Traverse City - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Thessaloniki	Traverse City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$5.00	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.21 €3.76	$4.67	+10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.00	$6.00	+7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.63 €46.10	$63.33	+22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.36 €9.25	$9.50	-8.3%
Average			+3.5%

Thessaloniki vs. Traverse City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.4% less for clothing

	Thessaloniki	Traverse City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.78 €86.41	$59.33	-38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 €40.59	$41.67	-8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.17 €108.19	$101.67	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.78 €117.67	$86.67	-34.2%
Average			-25.4%

Thessaloniki vs. Traverse City - Cost of clothing

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