Cost of living comparison
France is 42.4% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in France instead of Greece, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Greece
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$16.13
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Greece
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Greece
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$52.45
€48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$18.05
€16.86
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Greece
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$760.64
€710.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$610.71
€570.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
Greece
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$674.24
€629.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$37.98
€35.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$11.22
€10.48
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Greece
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$122.71
€114.63
|
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