Cost of living comparison
Athens is 23.1% more expensive than Komotini.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.7% more in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 14.6% more in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 5.3% less in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 44.2% more in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 31.4% more in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.4% more in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 5.7% more in Athens
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Athens are more expensive than in Komotini.
If you lived in Athens instead of Komotini, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
|
Komotini
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
€6.24
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.32
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$2.06
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.55
€0.53
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
|
Komotini
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.30
|
$1.27
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€5.12
|
$6.59
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.26
|
$6.29
€6.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.74
|
$4.50
€4.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
€3.30
|
$4.89
€4.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.93
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.89
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.70
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.90
|
$0.93
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.45
|
$0.53
€0.51
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Komotini
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€7.21
|
$7.64
€7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.58
|
$30.01
€29.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€27,024.04
|
$30,384.48
€29,466.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.29
€12.89
|
$12.86
€12.47
|
|
pay 44.2% more for housing
|
Komotini
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.57
€30.62
|
$32.55
€31.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$348.32
€337.80
|
$634.68
€615.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$267.94
€259.85
|
$557.32
€540.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.00
€178.44
|
$153.41
€148.77
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
|
Komotini
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.13
€374.47
|
$463.20
€449.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,514.71
€7,287.70
|
$10,722.29
€10,398.38
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Komotini
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.16
|
$5.36
€5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
€3.38
|
$3.71
€3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
€4.94
|
$4.88
€4.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.23
€46.77
|
$49.36
€47.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.32
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Komotini
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.28
€83.67
|
$86.11
€83.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.66
€34.58
|
$38.32
€37.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€83.73
|
$93.75
€90.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.79
€104.54
|
$115.38
€111.90
|
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