Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 36.8% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Athens, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$10.19
SCR143.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$2.26
SCR31.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.24
SCR31.69
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.88
SCR26.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$8.52
SCR120.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$3.87
SCR54.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.95
SCR13.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$3.60
SCR50.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.78
SCR10.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.58
SCR8.15
|
|
pay 57.7% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.05
|
$5.76
SCR81.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$26.57
SCR375.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$45.76
SCR646.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
$137.77
SCR1,945.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.58
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,780.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.01
|
$793.40
SCR11,202.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
$84.66
SCR1,195.37
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.15
|
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
$7,986.24
SCR112,761.09
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$4.06
SCR57.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$5.02
SCR70.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$13.28
SCR187.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.78
|
$95.18
SCR1,343.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.33
|
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
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