Cost of living comparison
Greece is 22.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Greece instead of France, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
France
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
France
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
France
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
France
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
France
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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