Cost of living comparison
Athens is 27.5% cheaper than Charlotte.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.4% less in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 33.4% less in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3% more in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 46.6% less in Athens
- Childcare
-
pay 61.0% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 24.3% less in Athens
- Clothing
-
pay 1.0% less in Athens
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Charlotte, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
|
$2.06
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.55
€0.53
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Charlotte
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.82
|
$1.27
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
|
$6.59
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$6.29
€6.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
|
$4.50
€4.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.67
|
$4.89
€4.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
|
$0.93
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.89
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.93
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.53
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
|
Charlotte
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$7.64
€7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$30.01
€29.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,689.37
|
$30,384.48
€29,466.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.88
|
$12.86
€12.47
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
|
Charlotte
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.11
|
$32.55
€31.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,996.88
|
$634.68
€615.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,690.12
|
$557.32
€540.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.77
|
$153.41
€148.77
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
|
Charlotte
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,270.00
|
$463.20
€449.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,900.00
|
$10,722.29
€10,398.38
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.36
€5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
|
$3.71
€3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$4.88
€4.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.38
|
$49.36
€47.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Charlotte
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.91
|
$86.11
€83.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.71
|
$38.32
€37.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.67
|
$93.75
€90.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.67
|
$115.38
€111.90
|
|
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