Cost of living comparison
Spain is 5.5% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Spain instead of Greece, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.48
|
$13.31
€12.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.21
|
$8.95
€8.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.79
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.94
|
$6.20
€5.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.52
|
$4.19
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
$2.53
€2.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.89
|
$3.26
€2.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
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pay 2.8% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.11
|
$6.53
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.54
|
$35.45
€32.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
$33,659.33
€30,649.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.33
|
$14.39
€13.10
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
$33.81
€30.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€481.81
|
$828.43
€754.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€370.05
|
$665.31
€605.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
$106.67
€97.13
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€319.39
|
$381.14
€347.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
$7,410.38
€6,747.75
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.85
|
$2.76
€2.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.20
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.37
|
$43.03
€39.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.13
|
$8.46
€7.71
|
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pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
$73.08
€66.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.45
|
$31.46
€28.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
$75.09
€68.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€87.71
|
$91.97
€83.74
|
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