Cost of living comparison
Indiana is 53.0% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.8% more in Indiana
- Groceries
-
pay 61.4% more in Indiana
- Transportation
-
pay 9.0% less in Indiana
- Housing
-
pay 88.1% more in Indiana
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Indiana
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 22.5% more in Indiana
- Clothing
-
pay 12.7% less in Indiana
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Indiana are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Indiana. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Indiana.
If you lived in Indiana instead of Greece, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.71
|
$15.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.09
|
$8.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.84
|
$2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
$2.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$5.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.33
|
$2.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.58
|
$2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.76
|
$4.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$2.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$1.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$1.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.71
|
$3.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.72
|
$38.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,169.39
|
$32,634.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.28
|
$15.03
|
|
pay 88.1% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.17
|
$62.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€466.08
|
$1,197.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€348.61
|
$997.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€156.15
|
$139.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€367.20
|
$1,158.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,628.73
|
$15,521.00
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.91
|
$4.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.10
|
$4.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.40
|
$8.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€43.31
|
$31.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.84
|
$11.71
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€74.34
|
$42.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.62
|
$36.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.91
|
$76.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€83.04
|
$102.45
|
|
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