Wonder how much a movie ticket costs in Seoul? Or a taxi ride in Athens? Compare some facts and figures about current day-to-day life in these seven summer Olympic host cities.
Moscow, Russia
Year of Olympics: 1980 Population: 10.4 million Number of secondary schools: 423 Number of hospitals: 252 Number of vehicles: 2.7 million Bus fare: $1.27* Taxi fare: $1.70/km* Can of Coke: $1.20* Movie ticket: $12-$60 (same movie, "VIP" seat)* Vacation days (Paid/National holidays): 24/ 13 Sources: Moscow City Government
Los Angeles, USA
Year of Olympics: 1984
Population: 3.8 million
Number of secondary schools: 246
Number of hospitals: 111
Number of vehicles: 2.5 million
Bus fare: $1.25*
Taxi fare: $1.90 to start + $1.60 per mile*
Can of Coke: $0.59*
Movie ticket: $11.75*
Vacation days (Paid/National holidays): 15/ 10 Sources: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Hospital Association of Southern California, California Department of Education
Seoul, South Korea
Year of Olympics: 1988
Population: 10.3 million
Number of secondary schools: 660
Number of hospitals: 185
Number of vehicles: 2.9 million
Bus fare: $0.80*
Taxi fare: $1.60/2km*
Can of Coke: $0.71*
Movie ticket: $7.06*
Vacation days (Paid/National holidays): 19/ 11 Sources: Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
Atlanta, USA
Year of Olympics: 1996
Population: 4 million
Number of secondary schools: 133 (city proper)/483 (metro area)
Number of hospitals: 61
Number of vehicles: 2.4 million
Bus fare: $1.75*
Taxi fare: $2.50 - first 1/8 mile + $0.25 per 1/8 mile
Can of Coke: $0.65*
Movie ticket: $10*
Vacation days (Paid/National holidays): 15/ 10 Sources: Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Regional Commission, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia Department of Revenue
Sydney, Australia
Year of Olympics: 2000
Population: 4.2 million
Number of secondary schools: 549
Number of hospitals: 333
Number of vehicles: 2.3 million
Bus fare: $10.80 (day pass)*
Taxi fare: $2.80 to start + $1.67/km*
Can of Coke: $1.29*
Movie ticket: $13.89*
Vacation days (Paid/National holidays): 20/ 11 Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, New South Wales Government
Athens, Greece
Year of Olympics: 2004
Population: 4 million
Number of secondary schools: 749
Number of hospitals: 103
Number of vehicles: 2.5 million
Bus fare: $0.78*
Taxi fare: $2.32 (minimum) + $0.36/km*
Can of Coke: $1.56*
Movie ticket: $11.06*
Vacation days (Paid/National holidays): 25/ 12 Sources: National Statistical Service of Greece, Embassy of Greece
Beijing, China
Year of Olympics: 2008
Population: 17.5 million
Number of secondary schools: 917
Number of hospitals: 519
Number of vehicles: 2.1 million
Bus fare: $0.05-$0.50*
Taxi fare: $1.42/3km, then $0.28/km*
Can of Coke: $0.29-$0.43*
Movie ticket: $4.26-$12.78*
Vacation days (Paid/National holidays): 15/ 11 Sources: Beijing Statistical Information Net, Xinhua news agency
