Cost of living comparison

 Athens, Greece
compared to
 Groningen, Netherlands
Groningen vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Groningen is 51.7% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Groningen
Groceries
pay 25.4% more in Groningen
Transportation
pay 47.8% more in Groningen
Housing
pay 37.2% more in Groningen
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Groningen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.5% more in Groningen
Clothing
pay 21.3% less in Groningen

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

Groningen vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Athens
Groningen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.65
$16.08
€13.65
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.19
$12.86
€10.92
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€1.75
$2.86
€2.43

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

 
Athens
Groningen
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.08
$1.63
€1.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€5.60
$6.33
€5.37
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€5.34
$4.51
€3.83

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pay 47.8% more for transportation

 
Athens
Groningen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€6.48
$7.78
€6.61
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€25.48
$63.82
€54.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€25,796.18
$27,222.78
€23,111.93

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pay 37.2% more for housing

 
Athens
Groningen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€27.63
$41.34
€35.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€538.84
$1,085.50
€921.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€473.16
$836.74
€710.39

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Athens
Groningen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€393.25
$1,648.51
€1,399.57
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€9,103.14
$7,974.99
€6,770.70

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pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Groningen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.55
$5.36
€4.55
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.15
$3.44
€2.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.14
$9.91
€8.42

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

 
Athens
Groningen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€73.11
$66.58
€56.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€32.54
$27.07
€22.98
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€79.60
$82.43
€69.98

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