Cost of living comparison

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Canada vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 37.3% more expensive than Greece overall.

Restaurants
pay 12.2% more in Canada
Groceries
pay 40.4% more in Canada
Transportation
pay 10.7% less in Canada
Housing
pay 89.9% more in Canada
Childcare
pay 89.0% more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.7% more in Canada
Clothing
pay 13.8% less in Canada

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Canada are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Canada. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Canada.

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Canada vs. Greece Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Greece, you would:

pay 12.2% more for restaurants

 
Greece
Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.08
€13.46
$17.02
CA$24.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.42
€9.30
$10.30
CA$14.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.20
$2.01
CA$2.86
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pay 40.4% more for groceries

 
Greece
Canada
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.43
€1.28
$2.51
CA$3.59
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€5.88
$5.21
CA$7.43
Milk (1 gallon) $6.33
€5.65
$8.08
CA$11.52
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pay 10.7% less for transportation

 
Greece
Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.09
€7.22
$4.47
CA$6.38
Monthly public transit pass $43.58
€38.90
$65.05
CA$92.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,260.91
€25,226.20
$27,172.47
CA$38,760.16
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pay 89.9% more for housing

 
Greece
Canada
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $33.05
€29.50
$57.08
CA$81.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $568.48
€507.43
$1,206.12
CA$1,720.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $438.39
€391.31
$1,084.12
CA$1,546.44
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pay 89.0% more for childcare

 
Greece
Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $416.57
€371.84
$708.00
CA$1,009.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,690.51
€5,972.07
$14,065.57
CA$20,063.83
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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Greece
Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.76
€4.25
$5.10
CA$7.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.78
€3.38
$3.67
CA$5.23
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.28
€4.71
$13.41
CA$19.12
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pay 13.8% less for clothing

 
Greece
Canada
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $82.73
€73.84
$53.28
CA$76.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.66
€36.29
$40.15
CA$57.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $91.41
€81.59
$86.30
CA$123.10
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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