Cost of living comparison
Athens is 13.4% cheaper than Palma De Mallorca.
If you lived in Athens instead of Palma De Mallorca, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
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Palma De Mallorca
|
Athens
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.00
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.66
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.34
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
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pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Palma De Mallorca
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
€6.58
|
$6.59
€6.15
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$6.29
€5.87
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.77
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
€3.66
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.10
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
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pay 21.1% less for transportation
|
Palma De Mallorca
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.66
€6.22
|
$7.64
€7.12
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.73
€38.00
|
$30.01
€28.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,362.28
|
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
€28.35
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
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pay 27.5% less for housing
|
Palma De Mallorca
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.63
€35.11
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,162.45
€1,084.53
|
$634.68
€592.14
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$935.73
€873.01
|
$557.32
€519.96
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.76
€160.25
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
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pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Palma De Mallorca
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.92
€616.62
|
$463.20
€432.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,521.45
€10,749.12
|
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palma De Mallorca
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.00
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
€2.96
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.83
€50.22
|
$49.36
€46.05
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.11
€8.50
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
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pay 2.3% less for clothing
|
Palma De Mallorca
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.96
€82.99
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.80
€53.00
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.60
€77.99
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.92
€94.16
|
$115.38
€107.65
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