Cost of living comparison

 Athens, Greece
compared to
 Rimini, Italy
Rimini vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Rimini is 8.8% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 73.5% more in Rimini
Groceries
pay 20.3% more in Rimini
Transportation
pay 9.3% more in Rimini
Housing
pay 2.4% more in Rimini
Childcare
pay 21.1% less in Rimini
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.8% less in Rimini
Clothing
pay 7.2% less in Rimini

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing in Rimini are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Rimini.

Rimini vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

pay 73.5% more for restaurants

 
Athens
Rimini
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.65
$18.22
€15.47
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.19
$11.25
€9.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€1.75
$3.38
€2.87

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

 
Athens
Rimini
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.08
$2.83
€2.40
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€5.60
$6.21
€5.27
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€5.34
$5.40
€4.59

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

 
Athens
Rimini
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€6.48
$7.25
€6.16
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€25.48
$33.76
€28.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€25,796.18
$31,295.48
€26,569.61

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pay 2.4% more for housing

 
Athens
Rimini
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€27.63
$30.37
€25.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€538.84
$699.11
€593.54
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€473.16
$610.37
€518.20

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pay 21.1% less for childcare

 
Athens
Rimini
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€393.25
$498.64
€423.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€9,103.14
$5,358.82
€4,549.59

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Rimini
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.55
$5.36
€4.55
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.15
$1.80
€1.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.14
$6.43
€5.46

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

 
Athens
Rimini
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€73.11
$87.88
€74.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€32.54
$32.58
€27.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€79.60
$84.67
€71.88

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