Cost of living comparison
Athens is 24.3% cheaper than Stuttgart.
If you lived in Athens instead of Stuttgart, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
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Stuttgart
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
€3.22
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.64
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
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pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Stuttgart
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
€1.94
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
€6.38
|
$6.59
€6.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$6.29
€5.87
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.78
€6.32
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
€1.99
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
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pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
Stuttgart
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.63
|
$7.64
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€49.00
|
$30.01
€28.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€27,177.79
|
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.20
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
|
Stuttgart
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.20
€44.97
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,202.27
€1,121.67
|
$634.68
€592.14
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$930.29
€867.93
|
$557.32
€519.96
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.58
€234.72
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
|
Stuttgart
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.34
€589.95
|
$463.20
€432.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,629.88
€14,582.15
|
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stuttgart
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.50
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.59
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€8.20
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.91
€47.49
|
$49.36
€46.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.06
€11.25
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
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pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Stuttgart
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.34
€89.88
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.52
€47.14
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.10
€84.99
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.03
€97.99
|
$115.38
€107.65
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