Cost of living comparison
South Dakota is 43.5% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.9% more in South Dakota
- Groceries
-
pay 89.3% more in South Dakota
- Transportation
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pay 15.8% less in South Dakota
- Housing
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pay 80.8% more in South Dakota
- Childcare
-
pay 49.4% more in South Dakota
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 29.5% more in South Dakota
- Clothing
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pay 8.7% more in South Dakota
The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in South Dakota are more expensive than in Greece. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in South Dakota.
If you lived in South Dakota instead of Greece, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
South Dakota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.18
|
$14.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€7.73
|
$10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.76
|
$3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 89.3% more for groceries
Greece
|
South Dakota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.13
|
$3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.35
|
$6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.09
|
$3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.42
|
$3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.59
|
$4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.72
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.49
|
$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.44
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.48
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Greece
|
South Dakota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.41
|
$3.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€34.12
|
$30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,040.74
|
$34,159.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€11.73
|
$13.49
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Greece
|
South Dakota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€27.86
|
$59.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€445.18
|
$1,077.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€332.98
|
$1,002.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€149.15
|
$144.28
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
Greece
|
South Dakota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€350.73
|
$725.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,376.33
|
$7,800.00
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
South Dakota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.74
|
$4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€2.96
|
$5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.20
|
$9.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€41.37
|
$46.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.49
|
$11.56
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Greece
|
South Dakota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€71.01
|
$50.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€32.12
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€70.59
|
$91.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€79.31
|
$111.40
|
|
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