Cost of living comparison
Athens is 77.7% more expensive than Cuenca.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 57.0% more in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 71.1% more in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Athens
- Childcare
-
pay 85.7% more in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.8% more in Athens
- Clothing
-
pay 19.1% more in Athens
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Athens are more expensive than in Cuenca. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Cuenca, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Cuenca
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
|
$16.08
€13.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.65
€8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
|
$2.06
€1.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
|
$0.55
€0.47
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
|
Cuenca
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
|
$1.27
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
|
$6.59
€5.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$6.29
€5.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$4.50
€3.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
|
$4.89
€4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.89
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.57
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Cuenca
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
|
$7.64
€6.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.00
|
$30.01
€25.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$30,384.48
€25,993.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
|
$12.86
€11.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Cuenca
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.12
|
$32.55
€27.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.62
|
$634.68
€542.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.44
|
$557.32
€476.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
|
$153.41
€131.24
|
|
pay 85.7% more for childcare
|
Cuenca
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$255.00
|
$463.20
€396.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,650.00
|
$10,722.29
€9,172.92
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cuenca
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$5.36
€4.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
|
$3.71
€3.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$4.88
€4.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.00
|
$49.36
€42.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
|
$9.65
€8.25
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
|
Cuenca
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$86.11
€73.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.17
|
$38.32
€32.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.83
|
$93.75
€80.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.67
|
$115.38
€98.71
|
|
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