Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Forest Park instead of Athens, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Forest Park
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.73
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.84
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.89
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Forest Park
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.04
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.76
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.12
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.48
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€27.49
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,833.55
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Athens
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€29.82
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€581.40
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€510.53
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€140.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€424.31
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,822.10
|
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.91
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.40
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.47
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€45.22
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Forest Park
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€78.89
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.11
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€85.88
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€105.70
|
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