Cost of living comparison
Townsville is 62.5% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Townsville instead of Athens, you would:
pay 88.5% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$19.94
A$29.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
$9.97
A$14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.98
|
$2.44
A$3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$2.24
A$3.36
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
Athens
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
$2.05
A$3.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.42
|
$2.99
A$4.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$6.72
A$10.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
$3.74
A$5.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$3.47
A$5.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.50
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.08
A$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.36
A$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$2.17
A$3.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.28
A$1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.98
A$1.47
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Athens
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.15
|
$4.34
A$6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.31
|
$74.26
A$111.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
$23,260.59
A$34,810.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.31
|
$11.03
A$16.51
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
Athens
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
$39.88
A$59.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€587.92
|
$908.27
A$1,359.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€497.07
|
$841.81
A$1,259.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
$118.58
A$177.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Athens
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€450.54
|
$1,182.97
A$1,770.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$6.31
A$9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$3.19
A$4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$33.23
A$49.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€43.40
|
$41.87
A$62.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.09
|
$13.29
A$19.89
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Athens
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
$63.58
A$95.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
$53.17
A$79.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
$72.88
A$109.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€108.87
|
$121.84
A$182.34
|
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