Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 50.5% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$16.76
SCR233.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$7.52
SCR104.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.82
SCR11.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
$26.82
SCR373.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$46.18
SCR644.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$979.92
SCR13,664.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$794.53
SCR11,079.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.17
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$8,868.55
SCR123,671.94
|
|
pay 87.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$22.89
SCR319.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
$95.81
SCR1,336.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$5.59
SCR77.90
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
$68.58
SCR956.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
$76.39
SCR1,065.31
|
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