Cost of living comparison
London is 2.5 times more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in London instead of Greece, you would:
pay 85.4% more for restaurants
Greece
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Greece
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Greece
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Greece
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Greece
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Greece
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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