Cost of living comparison
Athens is 1.9% more expensive than Auburn.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.3% less in Athens
- Groceries
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pay 11.7% less in Athens
- Transportation
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pay 43.1% more in Athens
- Housing
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pay 17.9% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 12.9% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 9.3% less in Athens
- Clothing
-
pay 35.6% more in Athens
The cost of transportation and clothing in Athens are more expensive than in Auburn. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Auburn, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Auburn
|
Athens
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.06
€1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
|
$0.55
€0.46
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Auburn
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
|
$1.27
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
|
$6.59
€5.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$6.29
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
|
$4.50
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
|
$4.89
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.57
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
Auburn
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
|
$7.64
€6.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.01
€25.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,026.16
|
$30,384.48
€25,796.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.19
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Auburn
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.50
|
$32.55
€27.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$933.33
|
$634.68
€538.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$557.32
€473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.32
|
$153.41
€130.24
|
|
pay 12.9% less for childcare
Auburn
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$891.89
|
$463.20
€393.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,758.00
|
$10,722.29
€9,103.14
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Auburn
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$3.71
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$4.88
€4.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.00
|
$49.36
€41.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
Auburn
|
Athens
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.50
|
$86.11
€73.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$38.32
€32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.67
|
$93.75
€79.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.50
|
$115.38
€97.96
|
|
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