Cost of living comparison
Athens is 21.0% cheaper than Portsmouth.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.6% less in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 3.5% less in Athens
- Transportation
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pay 24.7% less in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 41.1% less in Athens
- Childcare
-
pay 53.8% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 9.3% less in Athens
- Clothing
-
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
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.10
£14.08
|
$16.08
€13.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.39
£6.19
|
$9.65
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
£1.71
|
$2.06
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.20
|
$0.55
€0.47
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.06
|
$1.27
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.14
£3.05
|
$6.59
€5.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
£4.54
|
$6.29
€5.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
£2.29
|
$4.50
€3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
£2.35
|
$4.89
€4.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.35
|
$0.93
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
£0.72
|
$0.89
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
£0.95
|
$0.60
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.51
|
$0.93
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
£0.40
|
$0.57
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.54
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.12
|
$7.64
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.24
£62.84
|
$30.01
€25.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,930.43
|
$30,384.48
€26,308.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.67
£13.02
|
$12.86
€11.14
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
£28.21
|
$32.55
€28.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,320.60
£973.53
|
$634.68
€549.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,012.24
£746.22
|
$557.32
€482.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$325.09
£239.66
|
$153.41
€132.83
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,506.79
£1,110.79
|
$463.20
€401.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,412.51
£12,836.34
|
$10,722.29
€9,283.77
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.76
|
$5.36
€4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.47
£3.29
|
$3.71
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.21
£11.95
|
$4.88
€4.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.14
£22.22
|
$49.36
€42.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
£7.61
|
$9.65
€8.35
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Portsmouth
|
Athens
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.73
|
$86.11
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
£29.75
|
$38.32
€33.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.95
£61.89
|
$93.75
€81.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.11
£88.55
|
$115.38
€99.90
|
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