Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 98.2% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Greece, you would:
pay 63.6% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Pennsylvania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.54
|
$19.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
$9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.97
|
$2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
Greece
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
$3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.71
|
$4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
$3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.02
|
$5.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.19
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.27
|
$66.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
$31,817.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.16
|
$20.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Greece
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
$62.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€499.30
|
$1,357.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€373.46
|
$1,179.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
$136.88
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€393.37
|
$1,481.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
$35,614.17
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$5.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
$11.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.39
|
$34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.40
|
$13.87
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Greece
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
$53.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
$39.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
$83.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.96
|
$103.12
|
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