Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 55.5% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Greece, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
Greece
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.93
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Greece
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.67
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
Greece
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.76
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
Greece
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.73
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.42
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Greece
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€320.04
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.43
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Greece
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.07
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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