Cost of living comparison
Turin is 17.5% more expensive than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.7% more in Turin
- Groceries
-
pay 23.8% more in Turin
- Transportation
-
pay 22.9% more in Turin
- Housing
-
pay 2.9% more in Turin
- Childcare
-
pay 27.3% more in Turin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.9% less in Turin
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2% less in Turin
The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, and housing in Turin are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Turin.
If you lived in Turin instead of Athens, you would:
pay 60.7% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.75
|
$2.81
€2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.46
|
$1.29
€1.09
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.08
|
$2.05
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.60
|
$8.06
€6.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.34
|
$5.78
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.82
|
$3.53
€3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$5.39
€4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.94
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.86
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$1.10
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$1.23
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.48
|
$0.77
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.78
€0.67
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.48
|
$7.39
€6.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.48
|
$40.73
€34.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,796.18
|
$30,009.37
€25,477.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$20.64
€17.53
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.63
|
$28.53
€24.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€538.84
|
$740.75
€628.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€473.16
|
$538.32
€457.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€130.24
|
$169.82
€144.18
|
|
pay 27.3% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€393.25
|
$635.91
€539.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,103.14
|
$12,593.22
€10,691.54
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.15
|
$1.75
€1.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.14
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€41.91
|
$41.66
€35.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.19
|
$8.57
€7.28
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Turin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.11
|
$78.19
€66.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.54
|
$39.00
€33.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€79.60
|
$85.45
€72.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€97.96
|
$119.50
€101.46
|
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