Cost of living comparison
Greece is 16.1% more expensive than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Greece instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
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Marshall Islands
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Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$13.17
€12.63
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.11
€8.73
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.07
€1.99
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.60
€0.57
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pay 56.3% less for groceries
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Marshall Islands
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Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.33
€1.28
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$6.30
€6.04
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$5.99
€5.75
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$4.02
€3.86
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$4.23
€4.05
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.88
€0.85
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.85
€0.82
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.58
€0.55
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$0.87
€0.84
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.51
€0.49
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.57
€0.54
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pay 19.8% more for transportation
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Marshall Islands
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$7.55
€7.24
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.19
€38.53
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$13.82
€13.25
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pay 37.5% less for housing
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Marshall Islands
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$524.36
€502.75
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$392.21
€376.04
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
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pay 2.3 times more for childcare
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Marshall Islands
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$413.12
€396.09
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
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Marshall Islands
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$4.40
€4.22
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.94
€4.74
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$48.72
€46.71
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.82
€8.46
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pay 62.7% more for clothing
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Marshall Islands
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$83.64
€80.19
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$37.83
€36.27
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$83.15
€79.72
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$93.42
€89.57
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