Cost of living comparison
Greece is 18.1% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Greece instead of Canada, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.40
|
$14.81
€13.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.57
|
$9.01
€8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
$1.97
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.25
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.37
|
$6.52
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.79
|
$6.06
€5.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.18
|
$4.27
€3.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.50
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.43
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$5.97
|
$7.81
€7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$92.60
|
$41.23
€37.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$33,999.99
|
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.79
|
$14.64
€13.33
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.33
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,697.86
|
$529.13
€481.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,556.61
|
$406.38
€370.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$162.68
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,010.68
|
$350.75
€319.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,594.51
|
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.20
|
$4.23
€3.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.84
|
$3.51
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.65
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.53
|
$46.53
€42.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.29
|
$8.93
€8.13
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
Canada
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.01
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.03
|
$41.12
€37.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$117.57
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$140.99
|
$96.32
€87.71
|
|
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