Cost of living comparison
Greece is 19.8% cheaper than Comox.
If you lived in Greece instead of Comox, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Comox
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
CA$2.66
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Comox
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
CA$8.67
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
CA$11.20
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
CA$5.22
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
CA$6.95
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
CA$2.54
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.86
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
CA$3.63
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
CA$2.40
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Comox
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CA$6.51
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
CA$54.97
|
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.18
CA$22.04
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 29.5% less for housing
Comox
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.31
CA$73.95
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,357.69
CA$1,848.84
|
$529.13
€486.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,174.22
CA$1,599.00
|
$406.38
€373.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
CA$161.82
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Comox
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.98
CA$1,365.81
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,008.33
CA$14,990.59
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
Comox
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
CA$7.00
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.74
CA$15.99
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.04
CA$74.95
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$17.99
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Comox
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
CA$61.62
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
CA$49.64
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.43
CA$143.57
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.29
CA$167.89
|
$96.32
€88.53
|
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