Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.5% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.8% less in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 27.9% less in Athens
- Transportation
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pay 5.8% more in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 23.4% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 11.2% more in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.4% more in Athens
- Clothing
-
pay 34.2% more in Athens
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Athens are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$16.08
€14.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$9.65
€8.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.06
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.55
€0.48
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$6.59
€5.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$6.29
€5.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$4.50
€3.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$4.89
€4.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$7.64
€6.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$30.01
€26.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$30,384.48
€26,751.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$12.86
€11.32
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$32.55
€28.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$634.68
€558.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$557.32
€490.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$153.41
€135.07
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$463.20
€407.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$10,722.29
€9,440.30
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$3.71
€3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$4.88
€4.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$49.36
€43.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$9.65
€8.49
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$86.11
€75.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$38.32
€33.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$93.75
€82.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$115.38
€101.59
|
|
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