Cost of living comparison
Tilburg is 42.1% more expensive than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Tilburg
- Groceries
-
pay 25.9% more in Tilburg
- Transportation
-
pay 46.5% more in Tilburg
- Housing
-
pay 42.2% more in Tilburg
- Childcare
-
pay 61.9% more in Tilburg
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.0% more in Tilburg
- Clothing
-
pay 26.8% less in Tilburg
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tilburg are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tilburg.
If you lived in Tilburg instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.59
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
$11.79
€11.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€2.00
|
$2.75
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.53
|
$2.74
€2.66
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.24
|
$1.58
€1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.39
|
$6.16
€5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.10
|
$3.89
€3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.37
|
$4.39
€4.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.74
|
$7.31
€7.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.90
|
$0.82
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.87
|
$1.06
€1.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.82
€0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.90
|
$1.74
€1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.91
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.51
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.41
|
$7.74
€7.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€29.10
|
$71.81
€69.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,466.60
|
$35,250.29
€34,185.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.47
|
$16.61
€16.11
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.57
|
$38.48
€37.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€615.51
|
$1,195.02
€1,158.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€540.48
|
$894.03
€867.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€148.77
|
$156.13
€151.41
|
|
pay 61.9% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€449.21
|
$1,268.25
€1,229.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,398.38
|
$5,358.82
€5,196.93
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.20
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.59
|
$3.01
€2.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.73
|
$13.40
€12.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.87
|
$25.90
€25.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.35
|
$13.66
€13.25
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€83.51
|
$50.55
€49.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€37.17
|
$23.58
€22.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€90.92
|
$83.33
€80.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€111.90
|
$96.46
€93.54
|
|
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