Cost of living comparison
Greece is 17.8% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Greece instead of Canada, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.53
|
$12.71
€11.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$11.90
|
$8.10
€7.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.39
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$1.98
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.09
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.27
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.27
|
$5.63
€5.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.10
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.49
|
$3.64
€3.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.19
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.91
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.16
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.31
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.52
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.50
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.70
|
$8.80
€8.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.17
|
$40.24
€36.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,486.11
|
$22,158.38
€20,353.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$22.92
|
$13.03
€11.97
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$86.45
|
$34.83
€32.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,439.99
|
$429.23
€394.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,286.11
|
$358.56
€329.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$151.49
|
$172.07
€158.05
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,008.31
|
$341.10
€313.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$17,949.04
|
$6,725.16
€6,177.39
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.31
|
$4.08
€3.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.47
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.14
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$58.70
|
$45.22
€41.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.77
|
$8.85
€8.13
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.32
|
$76.36
€70.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$49.84
|
$36.41
€33.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$105.33
|
$77.82
€71.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$132.06
|
$99.20
€91.12
|
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