Cost of living comparison
Greece is 21.1% cheaper than Utah.
If you lived in Greece instead of Utah, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Utah
|
Greece
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.44
|
$13.17
€12.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.85
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Utah
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
|
$6.30
€5.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
|
$4.23
€4.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Utah
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$7.55
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.08
|
$40.19
€38.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,772.50
|
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.72
|
$13.82
€13.10
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Utah
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.57
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,440.16
|
$524.36
€497.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,209.26
|
$392.21
€371.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.10
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Utah
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$952.44
|
$413.12
€391.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,083.33
|
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Utah
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
|
$4.40
€4.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.26
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.08
|
$48.72
€46.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.53
|
$8.82
€8.36
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Utah
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.67
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.98
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.02
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.71
|
$93.42
€88.60
|
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