Cost of living comparison

Athens, Greece

compared to

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Aguascalientes vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Aguascalientes is 39.0% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Aguascalientes
Groceries: pay 17.6% less in Aguascalientes
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Aguascalientes
Housing: pay 48.4% less in Aguascalientes
Childcare: pay 66.3% less in Aguascalientes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% less in Aguascalientes
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Aguascalientes

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Aguascalientes.

Aguascalientes vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aguascalientes instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Athens	Aguascalientes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.95	$6.70 MX$128.49	-58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €8.37	$5.96 MX$114.22	-38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €1.79	$0.98 MX$18.72	-52.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.48	$0.69 MX$13.17	+25.4%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 17.6% less for groceries

	Athens	Aguascalientes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.11	$1.99 MX$38.17	+56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €5.72	$3.85 MX$73.77	-41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €5.46	$4.62 MX$88.53	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €3.91	$1.91 MX$36.66	-57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.24	$3.72 MX$71.24	-24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.81	$0.93 MX$17.92	+0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.41 MX$7.86	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.52	$0.37 MX$7.07	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$0.68 MX$13.04	-26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.67 MX$12.84	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.46	$0.53 MX$10.25	+1.7%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Athens	Aguascalientes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €6.63	$4.45 MX$85.23	-41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €26.04	$20.85 MX$399.76	-30.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €26,365.13	$20,600.62 MX$394,999.83	-32.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €11.16	$8.84 MX$169.42	-31.3%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 48.4% less for housing

	Athens	Aguascalientes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €28.24	$21.01 MX$402.77	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €550.73	$359.89 MX$6,900.60	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €483.59	$359.89 MX$6,900.60	-35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €133.12	$31.63 MX$606.54	-79.4%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 66.3% less for childcare

	Athens	Aguascalientes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €401.93	$170.02 MX$3,259.94	-63.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €9,303.91	$3,276.24 MX$62,819.25	-69.4%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Aguascalientes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.65	$1.99 MX$38.07	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.22	$2.85 MX$54.57	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.23	$3.85 MX$73.77	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €42.83	$26.47 MX$507.63	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €8.37	$3.97 MX$76.14	-58.8%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Athens	Aguascalientes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €74.72	$46.02 MX$882.44	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €33.25	$33.06 MX$633.90	-13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €81.35	$78.60 MX$1,507.03	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €100.12	$51.13 MX$980.36	-55.7%
Average			-33.0%

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