Cost of living comparison
Greece is 22.8% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Greece instead of United States, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
United States
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
United States
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
United States
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 42.7% less for housing
United States
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
United States
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
United States
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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