Cost of living comparison
Greece is 25.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Greece instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
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Netherlands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
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pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
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pay 31.7% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.97
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,184.82
|
$22,158.38
€20,779.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.78
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.62
|
$429.23
€402.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€908.95
|
$358.56
€336.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.68
|
$172.07
€161.35
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.42
|
$341.10
€319.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.24
|
$6,725.16
€6,306.52
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
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pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.96
|
$76.36
€71.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.64
|
$77.82
€72.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.94
|
$99.20
€93.02
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