Cost of living comparison
Athens is 14.4% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.5% less in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 13.5% less in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 24.3% less in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 40.1% less in Athens
- Childcare
-
pay 31.0% more in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 5.5% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 6.1% less in Athens
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.32
|
$16.08
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.24
|
$9.65
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.75
|
$2.06
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.35
|
$6.59
€6.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.36
|
$6.29
€6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.13
|
$4.50
€4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.15
|
$4.89
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.76
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.85
|
$7.64
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.06
|
$30.01
€28.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,309.51
|
$30,384.48
€28,961.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.99
|
$12.86
€12.26
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.88
|
$32.55
€31.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,218.86
|
$634.68
€604.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€894.88
|
$557.32
€531.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€251.20
|
$153.41
€146.22
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€292.60
|
$463.20
€441.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,187.60
|
$10,722.29
€10,219.98
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.09
|
$5.36
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.79
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
$4.88
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.11
|
$49.36
€47.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.02
|
$9.65
€9.19
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.49
|
$86.11
€82.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.07
|
$38.32
€36.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.02
|
$93.75
€89.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.82
|
$115.38
€109.98
|
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