Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 2.8 times more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Oakland instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Oakland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.71
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.35
|
$14.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.82
|
$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$5.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.04
|
$11.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.61
|
$5.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$5.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$7.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$3.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$2.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.91
|
|
pay 78.9% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.23
|
$4.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.17
|
$170.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,731.82
|
$23,536.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.56
|
$22.70
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Greece
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.38
|
$64.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€489.90
|
$2,466.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€376.26
|
$1,787.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.12
|
$279.36
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€324.75
|
$2,738.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,164.75
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.91
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.25
|
$5.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.61
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.08
|
$43.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.27
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Oakland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.59
|
$69.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.08
|
$55.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.35
|
$109.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.18
|
$141.00
|
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