Cost of living comparison
Athens is 23.5% cheaper than Glasgow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.9% less in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 7.6% less in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 26.7% less in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 38.9% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 36.2% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 28.3% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 7.1% less in Athens
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Glasgow, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Glasgow
|
Athens
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£14.19
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.62
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
£1.61
|
$2.06
€1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
£1.07
|
$0.55
€0.46
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Glasgow
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
£1.20
|
$1.27
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
£3.83
|
$6.59
€5.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
£4.49
|
$6.29
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
£2.68
|
$4.50
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.03
£2.95
|
$4.89
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.08
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.47
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
£0.98
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.39
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.47
|
$0.57
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.49
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Glasgow
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.14
£5.23
|
$7.64
€6.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$78.65
£57.60
|
$30.01
€25.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,751.97
|
$30,384.48
€25,796.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.85
£14.54
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Glasgow
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.71
£29.81
|
$32.55
€27.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.98
£988.60
|
$634.68
€538.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$953.02
£697.90
|
$557.32
€473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$259.74
£190.21
|
$153.41
€130.24
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Glasgow
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,090.06
£798.26
|
$463.20
€393.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,592.49
£9,221.56
|
$10,722.29
€9,103.14
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Glasgow
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.01
£4.40
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.46
£3.26
|
$3.71
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.36
£14.18
|
$4.88
€4.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.72
£34.94
|
$49.36
€41.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.79
£12.30
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Glasgow
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.40
£66.93
|
$86.11
€73.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.92
£35.09
|
$38.32
€32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.96
£85.65
|
$93.75
€79.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.30
£71.99
|
$115.38
€97.96
|
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