Cost of living comparison
Greece is 17.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Greece instead of Germany, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.97
|
$12.71
€11.85
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.80
|
$8.10
€7.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.21
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
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pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.28
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.93
|
$5.63
€5.25
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.73
|
$3.81
€3.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.64
|
$3.64
€3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
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pay 24.5% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.74
|
$8.80
€8.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.47
|
$40.24
€37.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,206.65
|
$22,158.38
€20,648.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.41
|
$13.03
€12.14
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.35
|
$34.83
€32.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€707.96
|
$429.23
€399.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€538.54
|
$358.56
€334.12
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.40
|
$172.07
€160.34
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€303.58
|
$341.10
€317.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,080.38
|
$6,725.16
€6,266.84
|
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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$3.33
€3.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.48
|
$5.12
€4.77
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.40
|
$45.22
€42.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.25
|
$8.85
€8.24
|
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pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.28
|
$76.36
€71.16
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.90
|
$36.41
€33.93
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.37
|
$77.82
€72.52
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.75
|
$99.20
€92.44
|
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