Cost of living comparison

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

Maastricht is 57.1% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Maastricht
Groceries
pay 30.9% more in Maastricht
Transportation
pay 74.7% more in Maastricht
Housing
pay 73.6% more in Maastricht
Childcare
pay 50.7% more in Maastricht
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.9% more in Maastricht
Clothing
pay 16.0% more in Maastricht

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

Maastricht vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Athens
Maastricht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.84
$18.76
€17.32
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.90
$11.79
€10.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€1.90
$3.09
€2.86

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pay 30.9% more for groceries

 
Athens
Maastricht
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.18
$2.04
€1.88
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€6.09
$6.50
€6.00
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€5.81
$4.48
€4.13

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pay 74.7% more for transportation

 
Athens
Maastricht
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€7.05
$7.74
€7.15
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€27.70
$85.74
€79.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€28,050.68
$30,009.37
€27,704.38

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pay 73.6% more for housing

 
Athens
Maastricht
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€30.05
$48.50
€44.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€585.94
$1,239.90
€1,144.66
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€514.51
$982.45
€906.99

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pay 50.7% more for childcare

 
Athens
Maastricht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€427.62
$1,071.76
€989.44
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€9,898.72
$7,502.34
€6,926.09

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Maastricht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.95
$6.97
€6.43
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.42
$3.77
€3.48
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.50
$13.40
€12.37

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

 
Athens
Maastricht
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€79.50
$94.10
€86.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€35.38
$37.24
€34.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€86.55
$125.66
€116.01

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