Cost of living comparison
Athens is 33.3% more expensive than The Valley.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.6% less in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 18.4% less in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 7.5% less in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 34.7% less in Athens
- Childcare
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pay 3.9 times more in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.9% more in Athens
The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Athens are more expensive than in The Valley. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Athens. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$16.08
€14.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$9.65
€8.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$2.06
€1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$6.59
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$6.29
€5.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.50
€4.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$4.89
€4.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
€0.48
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$7.64
€7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.01
€27.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$30,384.48
€27,833.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.86
€11.78
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
|
The Valley
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$32.55
€29.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$634.68
€581.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$557.32
€510.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$153.41
€140.53
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$463.20
€424.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$10,722.29
€9,822.10
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$5.36
€4.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$3.71
€3.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.88
€4.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$49.36
€45.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.65
€8.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$86.11
€78.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.32
€35.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.75
€85.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.38
€105.70
|
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