Cost of living comparison
Spain is 4.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Spain instead of Greece, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.68
|
$12.45
€11.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.44
|
$8.47
€7.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$5.73
€5.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.17
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.34
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
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pay 1.7% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.09
|
$6.67
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€36.97
|
$39.84
€36.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,353.58
|
$24,357.72
€22,373.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€11.97
|
$14.14
€12.99
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.00
|
$40.62
€37.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€394.27
|
$697.48
€640.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€329.36
|
$570.67
€524.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.05
|
$106.79
€98.09
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€313.32
|
$342.46
€314.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,177.39
|
$7,368.05
€6,767.92
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.75
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
$5.55
€5.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.54
|
$43.33
€39.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.13
|
$8.42
€7.73
|
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pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.14
|
$73.58
€67.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.45
|
$33.02
€30.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.48
|
$74.35
€68.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.12
|
$91.35
€83.91
|
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