Cost of living comparison
Athens is 21.0% cheaper than Portsmouth.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.6% less in Athens
- Groceries
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pay 3.5% less in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 24.7% less in Athens
- Housing
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pay 41.1% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 53.8% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 9.3% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 5.2% more in Athens
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Portsmouth, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
|
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.10
£14.19
|
$16.08
€14.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.39
£6.24
|
$9.65
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
£1.73
|
$2.06
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.21
|
$0.55
€0.48
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.14
£3.07
|
$6.59
€5.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
£4.58
|
$6.29
€5.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
£2.31
|
$4.50
€3.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
£2.37
|
$4.89
€4.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.36
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
£0.72
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
£0.96
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.52
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
£0.40
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.54
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.16
|
$7.64
€6.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.24
£63.33
|
$30.01
€26.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,140.15
|
$30,384.48
€26,776.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.67
£13.13
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
|
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
£28.43
|
$32.55
€28.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,320.60
£981.11
|
$634.68
€559.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,012.24
£752.03
|
$557.32
€491.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$325.09
£241.52
|
$153.41
€135.19
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
|
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,506.79
£1,119.45
|
$463.20
€408.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,412.51
£12,936.31
|
$10,722.29
€9,448.91
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.80
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.47
£3.32
|
$3.71
€3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.21
£12.04
|
$4.88
€4.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.14
£22.39
|
$49.36
€43.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
£7.67
|
$9.65
€8.50
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£54.14
|
$86.11
€75.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
£29.98
|
$38.32
€33.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.95
£62.37
|
$93.75
€82.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.11
£89.24
|
$115.38
€101.68
|
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