Cost of living comparison
Chandler is 54.3% more expensive than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.9% more in Chandler
- Groceries
-
pay 49.3% more in Chandler
- Transportation
-
pay 56.3% more in Chandler
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Chandler
- Childcare
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pay 90.6% more in Chandler
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 22.3% more in Chandler
- Clothing
-
pay 10.9% less in Chandler
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Chandler are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Chandler.
If you lived in Chandler instead of Athens, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$19.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
$10.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.75
|
$2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.46
|
$1.63
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.08
|
$3.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.60
|
$4.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.34
|
$3.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.82
|
$3.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$5.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$1.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$1.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.48
|
$1.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.48
|
$3.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.48
|
$105.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,796.18
|
$36,113.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$13.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Athens
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.63
|
$72.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€538.84
|
$1,545.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€473.16
|
$1,546.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€130.24
|
$147.71
|
|
pay 90.6% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€393.25
|
$1,091.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,103.14
|
$15,605.00
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Chandler
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.15
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.14
|
$9.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€41.91
|
$33.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.19
|
$10.50
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Chandler
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.11
|
$57.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.54
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€79.60
|
$78.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€97.96
|
$102.00
|
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