Cost of living comparison
Austin is 93.3% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 85.5% more in Austin
- Groceries
-
pay 78.2% more in Austin
- Transportation
-
pay 1.1% less in Austin
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Austin
- Childcare
-
pay 3.5 times more in Austin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.2% more in Austin
- Clothing
-
pay 16.7% more in Austin
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Austin are more expensive than in Greece. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Austin.
If you lived in Austin instead of Greece, you would:
pay 85.5% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.58
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 78.2% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
$3.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.54
|
$6.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.27
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.54
|
$3.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.72
|
$4.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.45
|
$1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.64
|
$3.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.34
|
$45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,899.56
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.15
|
$16.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Greece
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€28.86
|
$70.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€461.08
|
$2,280.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€344.88
|
$1,508.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€154.48
|
$134.36
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€363.26
|
$1,465.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,568.39
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.07
|
$5.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€42.84
|
$54.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.75
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€73.54
|
$63.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.26
|
$52.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.11
|
$89.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€82.15
|
$134.79
|
|
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