Cost of living comparison
Athens is 25.5% cheaper than Portland.
If you lived in Athens instead of Portland, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
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Portland
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
|
Portland
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
|
$6.59
€6.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$6.29
€5.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.88
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
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pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Portland
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$7.64
€7.12
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$30.01
€28.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.71
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
|
Portland
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.10
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,806.90
|
$634.68
€592.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.64
|
$557.32
€519.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.62
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
|
Portland
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,688.39
|
$463.20
€432.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,563.20
|
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portland
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.24
|
$49.36
€46.05
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.38
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
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pay 9.2% more for clothing
|
Portland
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.54
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.17
|
$115.38
€107.65
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