Cost of living comparison
Athens is 21.8% cheaper than Nashville.
If you lived in Athens instead of Nashville, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
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Nashville
|
Athens
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$16.24
€15.16
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.25
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Nashville
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.99
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.19
|
$6.88
€6.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
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pay 10.1% more for transportation
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Nashville
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
|
$7.66
€7.15
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$27,399.57
€25,562.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.43
|
$12.13
€11.32
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
|
Nashville
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.06
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,065.00
|
$630.26
€588.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,582.19
|
$532.87
€497.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.09
|
$165.03
€153.97
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
|
Nashville
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,341.25
|
$482.99
€450.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,500.00
|
$10,389.46
€9,693.01
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nashville
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
|
$46.52
€43.41
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
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pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
Nashville
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.18
|
$89.99
€83.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.27
|
$95.37
€88.97
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.50
|
$116.71
€108.89
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