Cost of living comparison
Greece is 28.3% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Australia, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.13
|
$14.81
€13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.84
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.20
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.05
|
$6.52
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.61
|
$6.06
€5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.97
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.14
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.87
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.00
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.42
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.08
|
$7.81
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.40
|
$41.23
€38.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.13
|
$14.64
€13.66
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
$529.13
€493.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
$406.38
€379.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
$350.75
€327.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.02
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.39
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.58
|
$46.53
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.82
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.77
|
$96.32
€89.85
|
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