Cost of living comparison
Greece is 15.8% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Greece instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr109.18
|
$12.71
€11.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr86.30
|
$8.10
€7.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr18.74
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr16.96
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr24.23
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr46.67
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr49.45
|
$5.63
€5.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr31.41
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr42.28
|
$3.64
€3.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr12.50
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.39
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr11.97
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr16.35
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.27
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.24
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr75.25
|
$8.80
€8.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr726.82
|
$40.24
€36.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr241,705.17
|
$22,158.38
€20,353.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr230.80
|
$13.03
€11.97
|
|
pay 30.5% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr297.76
|
$34.83
€32.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr7,685.49
|
$429.23
€394.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr5,989.26
|
$358.56
€329.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr642.69
|
$172.07
€158.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,352.25
|
$341.10
€313.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr33,241.99
|
$6,725.16
€6,177.39
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr67.46
|
$4.08
€3.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr38.16
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr64.78
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr385.50
|
$45.22
€41.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr129.35
|
$8.85
€8.13
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr821.91
|
$76.36
€70.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr354.73
|
$36.41
€33.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr835.78
|
$77.82
€71.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,271.44
|
$99.20
€91.12
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