Cost of living comparison
Athens is 15.4% cheaper than Townsville.
If you lived in Athens instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
Townsville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.94
A$29.98
|
$16.24
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.99
|
$9.75
€9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.66
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
A$3.37
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Townsville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
A$3.09
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
A$4.50
|
$6.88
€6.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$10.10
|
$6.38
€5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
A$5.62
|
$4.72
€4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
A$5.21
|
$5.03
€4.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
A$2.25
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.62
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
A$2.04
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
A$3.26
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.47
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Townsville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.52
|
$7.66
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.26
A$111.65
|
$32.49
€30.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$34,973.46
|
$27,399.57
€25,625.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.03
A$16.59
|
$12.13
€11.34
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Townsville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.88
A$59.95
|
$32.57
€30.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.27
A$1,365.63
|
$630.26
€589.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$841.81
A$1,265.71
|
$532.87
€498.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$178.30
|
$165.03
€154.34
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Townsville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,182.97
A$1,778.65
|
$482.99
€451.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,389.46
€9,716.58
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.49
|
$5.41
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.80
|
$3.62
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$49.96
|
$4.98
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.87
A$62.95
|
$46.52
€43.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$19.98
|
$9.75
€9.12
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Townsville
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.58
A$95.59
|
$89.99
€84.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.17
A$79.94
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$109.58
|
$95.37
€89.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$183.19
|
$116.71
€109.15
|
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