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Greece vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Greece is 36.5% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants
pay 50.9% more in Greece
Groceries
pay 39.1% more in Greece
Transportation
pay 72.4% more in Greece
Housing
pay 35.7% more in Greece
Childcare
pay 16.6% less in Greece
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.2% more in Greece
Clothing
pay 15.3% less in Greece

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Greece are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Greece.

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Greece vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Greece instead of Russia, you would:

pay 50.9% more for restaurants

 
Russia
Greece
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.83
RUB922.10
$15.08
€13.46
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.39
RUB544.32
$10.42
€9.30
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
RUB98.55
$2.46
€2.20
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pay 39.1% more for groceries

 
Russia
Greece
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.77
RUB65.31
$1.43
€1.28
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
RUB469.07
$6.59
€5.88
Milk (1 gallon) $4.39
RUB373.62
$6.33
€5.65
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pay 72.4% more for transportation

 
Russia
Greece
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.08
RUB262.56
$8.09
€7.22
Monthly public transit pass $24.17
RUB2,058.68
$43.58
€38.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,081.81
RUB3M
$28,260.91
€25,226.20
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pay 35.7% more for housing

 
Russia
Greece
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $8.47
RUB721.45
$33.05
€29.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $496.53
RUB42,284.26
$568.48
€507.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $335.29
RUB28,553.24
$438.39
€391.31
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pay 16.6% less for childcare

 
Russia
Greece
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $402.75
RUB34,297.77
$416.57
€371.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,958.40
RUB848K
$6,690.51
€5,972.07
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pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Russia
Greece
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
RUB175.30
$4.76
€4.25
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.73
RUB232.62
$3.78
€3.38
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.85
RUB242.83
$5.28
€4.71
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pay 15.3% less for clothing

 
Russia
Greece
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $83.60
RUB7,119.20
$82.73
€73.84
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.20
RUB4,700.70
$40.66
€36.29
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $125.97
RUB10,727.38
$91.41
€81.59
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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