Cost of living comparison
Greece is 3.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Greece instead of Spain, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.01
|
$14.81
€13.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.07
|
$9.01
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.86
|
$1.97
€1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.38
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.59
|
$6.52
€5.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.78
|
$6.06
€5.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
$4.09
€3.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.94
|
$4.27
€3.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.98
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.51
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
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pay 5.1% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.89
|
$7.81
€7.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€31.97
|
$41.23
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,357.92
|
$27,791.92
€25,066.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€12.98
|
$14.64
€13.21
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€30.49
|
$31.73
€28.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€747.17
|
$529.13
€477.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€600.05
|
$406.38
€366.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€96.20
|
$178.34
€160.85
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€343.76
|
$350.75
€316.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,683.55
|
$6,658.30
€6,005.24
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.49
|
$4.23
€3.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.73
|
$3.51
€3.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.03
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€38.81
|
$46.53
€41.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.63
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
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pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€65.91
|
$83.80
€75.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.38
|
$41.12
€37.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€67.73
|
$86.78
€78.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€82.95
|
$96.32
€86.87
|
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