Cost of living comparison
Durres is 29.7% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.5% less in Durres
- Groceries
-
pay 21.8% less in Durres
- Transportation
-
pay 8.4% less in Durres
- Housing
-
pay 50.4% less in Durres
- Childcare
-
pay 63.2% less in Durres
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.5% less in Durres
- Clothing
-
pay 13.4% less in Durres
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Durres.
If you lived in Durres instead of Athens, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$8.73
ALL726
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
$7.00
ALL582
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.75
|
$1.72
ALL143
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.46
|
$0.76
ALL64
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.08
|
$0.78
ALL65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.60
|
$5.00
ALL416
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.34
|
$7.01
ALL582
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.82
|
$2.88
ALL239
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$3.17
ALL264
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.50
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$1.01
ALL84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.55
ALL46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.54
ALL45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.48
|
$0.47
ALL39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.44
ALL36
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.48
|
$7.80
ALL648
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.48
|
$16.92
ALL1,406
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,796.18
|
$14,191.38
ALL1,179,463
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$20.74
ALL1,724
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.63
|
$16.65
ALL1,384
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€538.84
|
$398.25
ALL33,099
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€473.16
|
$293.48
ALL24,392
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€130.24
|
$48.81
ALL4,057
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€393.25
|
$163.75
ALL13,609
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,103.14
|
$4,093.67
ALL340,230
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$2.51
ALL209
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.15
|
$1.76
ALL147
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.14
|
$3.66
ALL304
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€41.91
|
$34.57
ALL2,873
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.19
|
$6.55
ALL544
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.11
|
$35.48
ALL2,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.54
|
$36.84
ALL3,062
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€79.60
|
$79.14
ALL6,578
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€97.96
|
$143.73
ALL11,946
|
|
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