Cost of living comparison
Athens is 35.1% cheaper than Palo Alto.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.9% less in Athens
- Groceries
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pay 43.3% less in Athens
- Transportation
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pay 10.0% less in Athens
- Housing
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pay 59.5% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 77.2% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.9% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 28.3% more in Athens
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Palo Alto, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
|
Palo Alto
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
|
$16.08
€14.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$9.65
€8.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.06
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.55
€0.48
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
|
Palo Alto
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.22
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
|
$6.59
€5.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$6.29
€5.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
|
$4.50
€3.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.75
|
$4.89
€4.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Palo Alto
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$7.64
€6.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$30.01
€26.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,530.00
|
$30,384.48
€26,751.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$12.86
€11.32
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
|
Palo Alto
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$32.55
€28.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,397.50
|
$634.68
€558.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,198.33
|
$557.32
€490.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.87
|
$153.41
€135.07
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
|
Palo Alto
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,705.00
|
$463.20
€407.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$10,722.29
€9,440.30
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palo Alto
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$3.71
€3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.88
€4.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$49.36
€43.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.99
|
$9.65
€8.49
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
|
Palo Alto
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$86.11
€75.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.12
|
$38.32
€33.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$93.75
€82.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.22
|
$115.38
€101.59
|
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