Cost of living comparison
Athens is 26.1% cheaper than Amstelveen.
If you lived in Athens instead of Amstelveen, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Amstelveen
|
Athens
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.45
€22.78
|
$16.24
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
$9.75
€8.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$2.12
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Amstelveen
|
Athens
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.13
|
$6.88
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.72
|
$6.38
€5.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
$4.72
€4.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.58
|
$5.03
€4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.96
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.29
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.81
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Amstelveen
|
Athens
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€7.12
|
$7.66
€6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.63
€89.19
|
$32.49
€29.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
$27,399.57
€24,526.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.37
€25.40
|
$12.13
€10.86
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Amstelveen
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
$32.57
€29.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
$630.26
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
$532.87
€476.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
$165.03
€147.73
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Amstelveen
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
$482.99
€432.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
$10,389.46
€9,299.97
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Amstelveen
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
€5.15
|
$5.41
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
€3.33
|
$3.62
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
$4.98
€4.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.78
€26.66
|
$46.52
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.57
|
$9.75
€8.72
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Amstelveen
|
Athens
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
$89.99
€80.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
$34.83
€31.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
$95.37
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.35
€113.10
|
$116.71
€104.47
|
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