Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 58.3% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.4% more in Mississippi
- Groceries
-
pay 64.4% more in Mississippi
- Transportation
-
pay 7.0% less in Mississippi
- Housing
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pay 82.3% more in Mississippi
- Childcare
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pay 3.1 times more in Mississippi
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.7% more in Mississippi
- Clothing
-
pay 11.2% less in Mississippi
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Mississippi are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Mississippi. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mississippi.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Greece, you would:
pay 52.4% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.80
|
$16.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.16
|
$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.86
|
$2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.19
|
$2.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.64
|
$5.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.37
|
$3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.61
|
$3.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.79
|
$4.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.79
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.77
|
$2.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€36.01
|
$40.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,368.77
|
$37,721.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.38
|
$13.83
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.40
|
$68.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€469.77
|
$1,083.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€351.37
|
$969.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€157.39
|
$119.32
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€370.11
|
$1,753.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,673.32
|
$11,930.57
|
|
pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.94
|
$4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.13
|
$4.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.43
|
$8.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€43.65
|
$32.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.90
|
$10.91
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€74.93
|
$37.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.89
|
$42.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€74.49
|
$80.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€83.70
|
$94.17
|
|
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