Cost of living comparison
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France vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary
France is 31.5% more expensive than Greece overall.
France vs. Greece Cost Breakdown
If you lived in France instead of Greece, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.08
€13.46
|
$17.55
€15.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.30
|
$12.68
€11.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.20
|
$3.10
€2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$1.94
€1.73
|
|
Greece vs. France - Cost of restaurants
pay 36.6% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.28
|
$1.96
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.88
|
$9.38
€8.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.33
€5.65
|
$5.01
€4.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€3.96
|
$4.05
€3.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.45
€3.97
|
$5.80
€5.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$1.38
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$1.06
€0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.60
|
$1.28
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$1.60
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
Greece vs. France - Cost of groceries
pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.22
|
$8.00
€7.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.58
€38.90
|
$53.34
€47.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,260.91
€25,226.20
|
$33,426.60
€29,837.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.42
€12.88
|
$20.80
€18.56
|
|
Greece vs. France - Cost of transportation
pay 35.2% more for housing
|
Greece
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.05
€29.50
|
$31.99
€28.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.48
€507.43
|
$816.57
€728.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.39
€391.31
|
$649.54
€579.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.65
€136.26
|
$153.65
€137.15
|
|
Greece vs. France - Cost of housing
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.57
€371.84
|
$901.10
€804.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,690.51
€5,972.07
|
$12,924.68
€11,536.80
|
|
Greece vs. France - Cost of childcare
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.76
€4.25
|
$7.05
€6.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.38
|
$3.64
€3.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.71
|
$13.52
€12.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.64
€44.31
|
$38.05
€33.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
€8.12
|
$12.82
€11.44
|
|
Greece vs. France - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 13.5% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.73
€73.84
|
$93.79
€83.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
€36.29
|
$44.21
€39.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.41
€81.59
|
$102.75
€91.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
€96.62
|
$129.67
€115.74
|
|
Greece vs. France - Cost of clothing
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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