Cost of living comparison
Greece is 26.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Greece instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Netherlands
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Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.74
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.31
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.12
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.25
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.26
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.16
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,679.01
|
$27,791.92
€25,561.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.18
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.74
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,137.43
|
$529.13
€486.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€943.56
|
$406.38
€373.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.43
|
$178.34
€164.03
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,584.95
|
$350.75
€322.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,430.95
|
$6,658.30
€6,123.97
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.01
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.23
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.51
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.87
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.48
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.05
|
$83.80
€77.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.45
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.63
|
$86.78
€79.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.07
|
$96.32
€88.59
|
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