Cost of living comparison
Athens is 60.7% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Athens instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.59
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$6.29
€5.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$7.64
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$30.01
€28.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
pay 74.8% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$634.68
€601.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$557.32
€528.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$463.20
€439.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$49.36
€46.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$115.38
€109.43
|
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