Cost of living comparison
Athens is 9.4% more expensive than Las Cruces.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.6% less in Athens
- Groceries
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pay 10.3% less in Athens
- Transportation
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pay 37.9% more in Athens
- Housing
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pay 15.1% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 22.9% more in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 0.7% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 52.4% more in Athens
The cost of clothing, transportation, and childcare in Athens are more expensive than in Las Cruces. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Las Cruces, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
|
Las Cruces
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$2.06
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.55
€0.53
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Las Cruces
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
|
$1.27
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
|
$6.59
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$6.29
€6.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
|
$4.50
€4.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.18
|
$4.89
€4.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.93
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.89
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.93
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.53
€0.51
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Las Cruces
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.02
|
$7.64
€7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$30.01
€29.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,000.00
|
$30,384.48
€29,466.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.85
|
$12.86
€12.47
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
|
Las Cruces
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$32.55
€31.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$634.68
€615.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.00
|
$557.32
€540.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.14
|
$153.41
€148.77
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
|
Las Cruces
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.00
|
$463.20
€449.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,500.00
|
$10,722.29
€10,398.38
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Las Cruces
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$5.36
€5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.60
|
$3.71
€3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.29
|
$4.88
€4.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
|
$49.36
€47.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
|
Las Cruces
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.25
|
$86.11
€83.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$38.32
€37.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.00
|
$93.75
€90.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.67
|
$115.38
€111.90
|
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