Cost of living comparison
Athens is 18.4% cheaper than Houston.
If you lived in Athens instead of Houston, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
Houston
|
Athens
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.25
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$2.12
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Houston
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
|
$6.88
€6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$6.38
€5.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
|
$4.72
€4.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
|
$5.03
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Houston
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$7.66
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$32.49
€29.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,139.19
|
$27,399.57
€24,690.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
|
$12.13
€10.93
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Houston
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.26
|
$32.57
€29.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.25
|
$630.26
€567.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,230.82
|
$532.87
€480.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.82
|
$165.03
€148.72
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
Houston
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,244.14
|
$482.99
€435.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,333.33
|
$10,389.46
€9,362.25
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Houston
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.41
€4.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$3.62
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.66
|
$46.52
€41.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Houston
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$89.99
€81.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.40
|
$34.83
€31.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.64
|
$95.37
€85.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.56
|
$116.71
€105.17
|
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