Cost of living comparison
Greece is 32.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Greece instead of Washington, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
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Washington
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Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$12.71
€11.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
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pay 38.6% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
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pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$40.24
€37.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$22,158.38
€20,765.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$13.03
€12.21
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$34.83
€32.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$429.23
€402.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$358.56
€336.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$172.07
€161.25
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$341.10
€319.67
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$6,725.16
€6,302.53
|
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pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$45.22
€42.38
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$8.85
€8.29
|
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pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$76.36
€71.56
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$36.41
€34.13
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$77.82
€72.93
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$99.20
€92.97
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