Cost of living comparison
Greece is 0.8% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Greece instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$529.13
€486.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$406.38
€373.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 47.3% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$96.32
€88.53
|
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