Cost of living comparison
Greece is 44.6% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Greece instead of George Town, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.07
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 57.3% less for groceries
George Town
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.53
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.66
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.80
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.85
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.26
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
George Town
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.94
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,926.03
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
George Town
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.62
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,244.45
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,579.43
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$256.12
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 64.1% less for childcare
George Town
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$773.09
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,910.67
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.86
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.53
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
George Town
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.83
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.53
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.63
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.68
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Greece or George Town. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.