Cost of living comparison
Greece is 19.3% cheaper than Bielefeld.
- Restaurants
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pay 28.3% less in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 15.8% less in Greece
- Transportation
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pay 15.3% less in Greece
- Housing
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pay 23.2% less in Greece
- Childcare
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pay 34.6% less in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 10.8% less in Greece
- Clothing
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pay 7.1% less in Greece
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Bielefeld, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
|
Bielefeld
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.73
|
$13.17
€12.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.52
€10.51
|
$9.11
€8.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.44
|
$2.07
€1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
|
Bielefeld
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.83
|
$1.33
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
€5.83
|
$6.30
€5.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.01
|
$5.99
€5.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.13
|
$4.02
€3.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.23
€5.69
|
$4.23
€3.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.86
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.33
€2.13
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.61
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Bielefeld
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.02
€6.41
|
$7.55
€6.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€47.92
|
$40.19
€36.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€26,579.74
|
$28,316.80
€25,837.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
€21.91
|
$13.82
€12.61
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Bielefeld
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.33
€45.92
|
$32.82
€29.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.74
€505.26
|
$524.36
€478.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.03
€518.30
|
$392.21
€357.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.44
€204.79
|
$175.68
€160.29
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
|
Bielefeld
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.02
€579.41
|
$413.12
€376.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,801.24
|
$6,332.60
€5,778.09
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bielefeld
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.40
|
$4.40
€4.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.30
|
$3.49
€3.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€8.02
|
$4.94
€4.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
€32.07
|
$48.72
€44.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.71
|
$8.82
€8.05
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Bielefeld
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.52
€70.74
|
$83.64
€76.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€29.34
|
$37.83
€34.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.91
€97.55
|
$83.15
€75.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.65
€124.68
|
$93.42
€85.24
|
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