Cost of living comparison
Athens is 18.8% cheaper than New Orleans.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.5% less in Athens
- Groceries
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pay 31.4% less in Athens
- Transportation
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pay 19.9% more in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 43.1% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 32.8% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.6% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 22.7% more in Athens
The cost of clothing and transportation in Athens are more expensive than in New Orleans. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of New Orleans, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
New Orleans
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$16.08
€13.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.65
€8.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$2.06
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.55
€0.47
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
|
New Orleans
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.84
|
$1.27
€1.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.06
|
$6.59
€5.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
|
$6.29
€5.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
|
$4.50
€3.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.10
|
$4.89
€4.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.93
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.89
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$0.60
€0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.93
€0.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.57
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
New Orleans
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$7.64
€6.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$30.01
€25.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,884.90
|
$30,384.48
€26,308.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.68
|
$12.86
€11.14
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
|
New Orleans
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.24
|
$32.55
€28.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,788.46
|
$634.68
€549.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,119.08
|
$557.32
€482.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.89
|
$153.41
€132.83
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
|
New Orleans
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,563.89
|
$463.20
€401.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,230.00
|
$10,722.29
€9,283.77
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Orleans
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.60
|
$5.36
€4.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
|
$3.71
€3.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
|
$4.88
€4.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
|
$49.36
€42.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$9.65
€8.35
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
|
New Orleans
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.14
|
$86.11
€74.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
|
$38.32
€33.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
|
$93.75
€81.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.50
|
$115.38
€99.90
|
|
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