Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 2.1 times more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 84.3% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Virginia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$20.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$11.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Greece
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
Greece
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$79.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$32,788.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Greece
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$69.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$1,832.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$1,500.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$1,614.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$9.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$58.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Greece
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$53.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$41.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$92.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$126.91
|
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