Cost of living comparison
Greece is 51.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Greece instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR161.76
|
$13.17
€12.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR86.01
|
$9.11
€8.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.21
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.36
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.86
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR66.26
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR75.69
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.15
|
$4.02
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR36.57
|
$4.23
€4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.20
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.13
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.57
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.59
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.98
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.98
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR89.94
|
$7.55
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR943.11
|
$40.19
€38.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR371,535.37
|
$28,316.80
€26,788.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR154.13
|
$13.82
€13.07
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
South Africa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR745.85
|
$32.82
€31.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR6,897.02
|
$524.36
€496.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,883.69
|
$392.21
€371.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,449.49
|
$175.68
€166.19
|
|
pay 97.2% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,139.13
|
$413.12
€390.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR72,720.06
|
$6,332.60
€5,990.82
|
|
pay 72.6% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.00
|
$4.40
€4.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR33.94
|
$3.49
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR52.36
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR531.86
|
$48.72
€46.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR119.37
|
$8.82
€8.34
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR860.25
|
$83.64
€79.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR577.99
|
$37.83
€35.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,629.61
|
$83.15
€78.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,466.96
|
$93.42
€88.38
|
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