Cost of living comparison
Greece is 3.7 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Greece instead of India, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
India
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹185.32
|
$12.71
€11.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹324.84
|
$8.10
€7.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.12
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.37
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
India
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.33
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹207.68
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹205.25
|
$5.63
€5.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.03
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹112.62
|
$3.64
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹68.84
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.38
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.69
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.08
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.51
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.65
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
India
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹396.34
|
$8.80
€8.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹694.22
|
$40.24
€36.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,088,912.85
|
$22,158.38
€20,346.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹223.56
|
$13.03
€11.96
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
India
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹699.12
|
$34.83
€31.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,455.82
|
$429.23
€394.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,088.71
|
$358.56
€329.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,165.75
|
$172.07
€158.00
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
India
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,945.76
|
$341.10
€313.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,003.35
|
$6,725.16
€6,175.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.12
|
$4.08
€3.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.16
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹318.77
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,413.46
|
$45.22
€41.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹243.46
|
$8.85
€8.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
India
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,107.68
|
$76.36
€70.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,223.75
|
$36.41
€33.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,421.60
|
$77.82
€71.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,548.82
|
$99.20
€91.09
|
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