Cost of living comparison
Greece is 11.6% cheaper than Kentucky.
- Restaurants
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pay 20.9% less in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 10.7% less in Greece
- Transportation
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pay 34.7% more in Greece
- Housing
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pay 34.1% less in Greece
- Childcare
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pay 62.6% less in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 4.9% less in Greece
- Clothing
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pay 17.1% more in Greece
The cost of transportation and clothing in Greece are more expensive than in Kentucky. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Kentucky, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Kentucky
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.77
|
$13.17
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
|
$9.11
€8.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.07
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Kentucky
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
|
$6.30
€5.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.62
|
$5.99
€5.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
|
$4.02
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
|
$4.23
€3.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.88
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.51
€0.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Kentucky
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
|
$7.55
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
|
$40.19
€35.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,634.71
|
$28,316.80
€25,169.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.69
|
$13.82
€12.28
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
Kentucky
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.62
|
$32.82
€29.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,162.24
|
$524.36
€466.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.78
|
$392.21
€348.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.55
|
$175.68
€156.15
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Kentucky
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,272.49
|
$413.12
€367.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,996.29
|
$6,332.60
€5,628.73
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kentucky
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.57
|
$4.40
€3.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
|
$3.49
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.75
|
$4.94
€4.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.83
|
$48.72
€43.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
|
$8.82
€7.84
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Kentucky
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.19
|
$83.64
€74.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.32
|
$37.83
€33.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.51
|
$83.15
€73.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.35
|
$93.42
€83.04
|
|
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