Cost of living comparison
compared to
Samoa vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary
Samoa is 51.4% cheaper than Greece overall.
Samoa vs. Greece Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Samoa instead of Greece, you would:
pay 94.9% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.08
€13.47
|
$47.26
WST130.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.31
|
$14.54
WST40.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.20
|
$1.82
WST5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$1.36
WST3.75
|
|
Greece vs. Samoa - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.4% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.28
|
$0.82
WST2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.88
|
$0.45
WST1.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.33
€5.65
|
$6.88
WST18.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€3.96
|
$4.27
WST11.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.45
€3.98
|
$1.65
WST4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$2.31
WST6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.82
WST2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.60
|
$0.82
WST2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$1.98
WST5.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$1.65
WST4.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.49
WST1.36
|
|
Greece vs. Samoa - Cost of groceries
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.23
|
$4.13
WST11.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.58
€38.92
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,260.91
€25,234.09
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.42
€12.88
|
$49.07
WST135.00
|
|
Greece vs. Samoa - Cost of transportation
pay 83.0% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.05
€29.51
|
$36.35
WST100.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.48
€507.59
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.39
€391.43
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.65
€136.30
|
$13.90
WST38.24
|
|
Greece vs. Samoa - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.57
€371.95
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,690.51
€5,973.93
|
?? |
Greece vs. Samoa - Cost of childcare
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.76
€4.25
|
$3.45
WST9.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.38
|
$2.91
WST8.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.72
|
$6.18
WST17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.64
€44.32
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
€8.12
|
?? | |
Greece vs. Samoa - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.73
€73.87
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
€36.30
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.41
€81.62
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
€96.65
|
?? |
Greece vs. Samoa - 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 November 2026). How we calculate this
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