Cost of living comparison
Athens is 32.6% more expensive than Amarillo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Amarillo, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Amarillo
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Athens
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$16.24
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.75
€9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Amarillo
|
Athens
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$6.88
€6.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$6.38
€5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
|
$4.72
€4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.62
|
$5.03
€4.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Amarillo
|
Athens
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.83
|
$7.66
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€30.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,399.57
€25,625.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
€11.34
|
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pay 37.1% less for housing
Amarillo
|
Athens
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.11
|
$32.57
€30.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$905.00
|
$630.26
€589.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$532.87
€498.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.29
|
$165.03
€154.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amarillo
|
Athens
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.99
€451.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,389.46
€9,716.58
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Amarillo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$5.41
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
|
$3.62
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.98
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.52
€43.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$9.75
€9.12
|
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pay 68.8% more for clothing
Amarillo
|
Athens
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$89.99
€84.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.83
€32.57
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.33
|
$95.37
€89.19
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$116.71
€109.15
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