Cost of living comparison
Greece is 24.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Australia, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.60
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.78
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.17
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.53
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.70
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.48
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.21
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.02
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.24
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.59
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.28
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.62
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$126.26
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.54
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.81
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.08
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.00
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.88
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$164.24
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
|
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