Cost of living comparison
Athens is 12.1% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.6% less in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 10.6% less in Athens
- Transportation
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pay 18.5% less in Athens
- Housing
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pay 24.1% less in Athens
- Childcare
-
pay 6.0% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 0.8% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 1.4% less in Athens
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and clothing are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Germany, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Athens
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.48
|
$16.08
€14.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.06
|
$9.65
€8.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.49
|
$2.06
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.14
|
$0.55
€0.49
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Germany
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.80
|
$1.27
€1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.96
|
$6.59
€5.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.89
|
$6.29
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.03
|
$4.50
€4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.54
|
$4.89
€4.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.13
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.87
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.53
€0.47
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.29
|
$7.64
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€47.07
|
$30.01
€26.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€25,605.87
|
$30,384.48
€27,007.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€20.46
|
$12.86
€11.43
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Germany
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€42.86
|
$32.55
€28.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€702.54
|
$634.68
€564.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€555.77
|
$557.32
€495.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€204.49
|
$153.41
€136.36
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€407.44
|
$463.20
€411.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,940.81
|
$10,722.29
€9,530.51
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.93
|
$5.36
€4.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.10
|
$3.71
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.76
|
$4.88
€4.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€32.00
|
$49.36
€43.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.38
|
$9.65
€8.57
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Germany
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€73.19
|
$86.11
€76.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€36.25
|
$38.32
€34.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€81.41
|
$93.75
€83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€109.71
|
$115.38
€102.56
|
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