Cost of living comparison
compared to
Greece vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary
Greece is 27.2% cheaper than Canada overall.
Greece vs. Canada Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Greece instead of Canada, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.02
CA$24.30
|
$15.08
€13.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
CA$14.70
|
$10.42
€9.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CA$2.86
|
$2.46
€2.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
CA$2.34
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
|
Canada vs. Greece - Cost of restaurants
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CA$3.59
|
$1.43
€1.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
CA$7.43
|
$6.59
€5.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.08
CA$11.53
|
$6.33
€5.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
CA$4.99
|
$4.44
€4.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.69
|
$4.45
€4.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.56
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CA$0.90
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
CA$2.36
|
$0.68
€0.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.52
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.64
|
$0.53
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.55
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
Canada vs. Greece - Cost of groceries
pay 12.0% more for transportation
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CA$6.38
|
$8.09
€7.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.05
CA$92.85
|
$43.58
€39.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,172.47
CA$38,784.62
|
$28,260.91
€25,636.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.38
CA$21.95
|
$14.42
€13.09
|
|
Canada vs. Greece - Cost of transportation
pay 47.3% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.08
CA$81.47
|
$33.05
€29.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,206.12
CA$1,721.56
|
$568.48
€515.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,084.12
CA$1,547.41
|
$438.39
€397.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.92
CA$156.90
|
$152.65
€138.48
|
|
Canada vs. Greece - Cost of housing
pay 47.1% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.00
CA$1,010.56
|
$416.57
€377.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,065.57
CA$20,076.48
|
$6,690.51
€6,069.29
|
|
Canada vs. Greece - Cost of childcare
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.10
CA$7.28
|
$4.76
€4.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$5.24
|
$3.78
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.41
CA$19.13
|
$5.28
€4.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.22
CA$60.26
|
$49.64
€45.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.12
CA$15.87
|
$9.09
€8.25
|
|
Canada vs. Greece - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.28
CA$76.05
|
$82.73
€75.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
CA$57.30
|
$40.66
€36.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.30
CA$123.18
|
$91.41
€82.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.70
CA$142.31
|
$108.25
€98.20
|
|
Canada vs. Greece - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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