Cost of living comparison

 Athens, Greece
compared to
 Bellingham (WA), United States
Bellingham vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Bellingham is 80.4% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 94.1% more in Bellingham
Groceries
pay 89.3% more in Bellingham
Transportation
pay 26.9% more in Bellingham
Housing
pay 97.2% more in Bellingham
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Bellingham
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.9% more in Bellingham
Clothing
pay 19.7% less in Bellingham

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bellingham are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bellingham.

Bellingham vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

pay 94.1% more for restaurants

 
Athens
Bellingham
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.17
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.50
$13.21
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€1.82
$2.58
 

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pay 89.3% more for groceries

 
Athens
Bellingham
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.12
$3.71
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€5.81
$8.04
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€5.54
$4.04
 

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pay 26.9% more for transportation

 
Athens
Bellingham
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€6.73
$4.35
 
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€26.45
$30.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€26,776.02
$36,656.56
 

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pay 97.2% more for housing

 
Athens
Bellingham
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€28.68
$70.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€559.31
$1,613.14
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€491.13
$1,345.62
 

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Athens
Bellingham
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€408.19
$1,450.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€9,448.91
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pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Bellingham
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.72
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.27
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.30
$12.00
 

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

 
Athens
Bellingham
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€75.89
$55.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€33.77
$12.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€82.62
$90.00
 

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