Cost of living comparison

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Chicago is 2.2 times more expensive than Athens.

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Athens
Chicago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.41
$25.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€9.25
$11.34
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€1.98
$3.02
 

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pay 97.1% more for groceries

 
Athens
Chicago
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.22
$4.19
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€6.32
$7.87
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€6.03
$3.94
 

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pay 30.4% more for transportation

 
Athens
Chicago
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€7.32
$4.16
 
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€28.77
$75.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€29,131.82
$31,965.00
 

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Athens
Chicago
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€31.21
$58.52
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€608.52
$2,360.96
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€534.34
$1,512.92
 

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

 
Athens
Chicago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€444.10
$2,475.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€10,280.24
$42,300.00
 

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pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Chicago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.14
$7.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.55
$5.30
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.68
$17.00
 

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

 
Athens
Chicago
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€82.56
$64.98
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€36.74
$51.67
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€89.89
$97.00
 

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