Cost of living comparison
Swindon is 37.7% more expensive than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.4% more in Swindon
- Groceries
-
pay 27.3% more in Swindon
- Transportation
-
pay 63.4% more in Swindon
- Housing
-
pay 46.6% more in Swindon
- Childcare
-
pay 49.9% more in Swindon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.5% more in Swindon
- Clothing
-
pay 17.9% less in Swindon
The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Swindon are more expensive than in Athens.
If you lived in Swindon instead of Athens, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$19.37
£14.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.48
|
$8.84
£6.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.81
|
$1.59
£1.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.48
|
$1.21
£0.91
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
$1.44
£1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.80
|
$4.07
£3.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.53
|
$6.33
£4.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.96
|
$3.53
£2.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$3.50
£2.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.82
|
$1.34
£1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$0.78
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$1.40
£1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.81
|
$1.84
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.96
£0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
pay 63.4% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.72
|
$6.99
£5.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.39
|
$89.12
£67.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€26,717.72
|
$36,531.14
£27,538.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.31
|
$18.62
£14.04
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€28.62
|
$39.02
£29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€558.09
|
$1,155.93
£871.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€490.06
|
$1,052.60
£793.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€134.90
|
$146.30
£110.29
|
|
pay 49.9% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€407.30
|
$1,162.38
£876.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,428.34
|
$5,237.18
£3,948.01
|
|
pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$4.97
£3.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.26
|
$3.73
£2.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.29
|
$20.28
£15.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€43.41
|
$33.32
£25.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.48
|
$15.49
£11.67
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Swindon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€75.72
|
$54.89
£41.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€33.70
|
$37.13
£27.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€82.44
|
$82.66
£62.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€101.46
|
$91.70
£69.13
|
|
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