Cost of living comparison
Greece is 10.1% cheaper than Edmonton.
If you lived in Greece instead of Edmonton, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
Edmonton
|
Greece
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.17
CA$12.55
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
CA$2.41
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
CA$2.16
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Edmonton
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
CA$3.23
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CA$8.55
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.23
CA$8.53
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
CA$4.82
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.00
CA$6.84
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
CA$2.32
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CA$1.40
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CA$1.36
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Edmonton
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
CA$5.34
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.39
CA$100.38
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.28
CA$18.17
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Edmonton
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.28
CA$81.08
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.28
CA$1,351.82
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$844.10
CA$1,154.60
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.87
CA$213.20
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
Edmonton
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$623.81
CA$853.27
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,179.87
CA$9,820.99
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Edmonton
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
CA$7.03
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
CA$4.81
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.06
CA$17.87
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.25
CA$65.99
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
CA$16.81
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Edmonton
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.57
CA$73.28
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.81
CA$47.62
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.99
CA$108.05
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.11
CA$106.85
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
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