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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.93
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.67
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.76
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.73
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.42
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€320.04
|
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.43
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Greece
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.07
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
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