Cost of living comparison
Athens is 21.8% cheaper than Garden Grove.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.9% less in Athens
- Groceries
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pay 23.3% less in Athens
- Transportation
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pay 10.4% less in Athens
- Housing
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pay 24.6% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 64.7% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 33.0% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 33.2% more in Athens
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Garden Grove, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
|
Garden Grove
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
|
$16.08
€15.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.65
€9.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.06
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.55
€0.53
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
|
Garden Grove
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.86
|
$1.27
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$6.59
€6.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$6.29
€6.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$4.50
€4.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
|
$4.89
€4.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.93
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.89
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.93
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.57
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.53
€0.51
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Garden Grove
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
|
$7.64
€7.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
|
$30.01
€29.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,500.00
|
$30,384.48
€29,630.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.00
|
$12.86
€12.54
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Garden Grove
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.89
|
$32.55
€31.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$634.68
€618.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$557.32
€543.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.82
|
$153.41
€149.60
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
|
Garden Grove
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,056.00
|
$463.20
€451.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$40,160.00
|
$10,722.29
€10,456.19
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Garden Grove
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.36
€5.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
|
$3.71
€3.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.63
|
$4.88
€4.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.36
€48.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$9.65
€9.41
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
|
Garden Grove
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.67
|
$86.11
€83.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.67
|
$38.32
€37.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.17
|
$93.75
€91.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$115.38
€112.52
|
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