Cost of living comparison
Athens is 14.5% cheaper than Scottsdale.
- Restaurants
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pay 31.5% less in Athens
- Groceries
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pay 14.9% less in Athens
- Transportation
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pay 16.3% more in Athens
- Housing
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pay 52.6% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 27.8% less in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 9.1% less in Athens
- Clothing
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pay 18.2% more in Athens
The cost of clothing and transportation in Athens are more expensive than in Scottsdale. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Scottsdale, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Scottsdale
|
Athens
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
|
$2.06
€1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$0.55
€0.46
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Scottsdale
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
|
$1.27
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.37
|
$6.59
€5.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$6.29
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$4.50
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$4.89
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.57
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
Scottsdale
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.82
|
$7.64
€6.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.00
|
$30.01
€25.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$30,384.48
€25,796.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
Scottsdale
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.55
|
$32.55
€27.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,883.33
|
$634.68
€538.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,710.00
|
$557.32
€473.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.98
|
$153.41
€130.24
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Scottsdale
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,125.00
|
$463.20
€393.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$10,722.29
€9,103.14
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Scottsdale
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.43
|
$3.71
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$4.88
€4.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
|
$49.36
€41.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Scottsdale
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
|
$86.11
€73.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$38.32
€32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.38
|
$93.75
€79.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.94
|
$115.38
€97.96
|
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