Cost of living comparison
Athens is 22.0% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.5% less in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 14.5% less in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 29.8% less in Athens
- Housing
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pay 35.1% less in Athens
- Childcare
-
pay 26.5% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.5% less in Athens
- Clothing
-
pay 0.2% more in Athens
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.03
|
$16.08
€13.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.45
|
$9.65
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.52
|
$2.06
€1.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.00
|
$0.55
€0.47
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.53
|
$1.27
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.31
|
$6.59
€5.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.77
|
$6.29
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.78
|
$4.50
€3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€5.89
|
$4.89
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.89
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.41
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.57
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.67
|
$7.64
€6.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€82.03
|
$30.01
€25.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€27,323.45
|
$30,384.48
€25,993.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€19.46
|
$12.86
€11.00
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€36.88
|
$32.55
€27.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,102.88
|
$634.68
€542.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€899.87
|
$557.32
€476.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€160.63
|
$153.41
€131.24
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,392.72
|
$463.20
€396.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,743.11
|
$10,722.29
€9,172.92
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.75
|
$5.36
€4.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.08
|
$3.71
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€9.86
|
$4.88
€4.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€33.36
|
$49.36
€42.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€11.93
|
$9.65
€8.25
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€72.16
|
$86.11
€73.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€32.73
|
$38.32
€32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€79.22
|
$93.75
€80.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€101.40
|
$115.38
€98.71
|
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