Cost of living comparison
Greece is 19.7% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.63
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.41
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.46
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,856.89
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.59
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.19
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€487.97
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€399.46
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€142.88
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 9.3% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€340.97
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,045.91
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.63
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.54
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.35
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.48
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€81.40
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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