Cost of living comparison
Greece is 14.3% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Greece instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr109.94
|
$11.58
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
kr86.92
|
$7.08
€6.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
kr19.26
|
$1.87
€1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
kr17.69
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
kr23.55
|
$0.97
€0.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr46.95
|
$4.56
€4.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
kr46.76
|
$5.03
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
kr30.55
|
$3.33
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
kr42.20
|
$3.34
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.51
|
$0.79
€0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.39
|
$0.80
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
kr11.56
|
$0.58
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
kr15.55
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
kr5.84
|
$0.46
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
kr5.87
|
$0.41
€0.40
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
kr79.32
|
$8.41
€8.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$74.27
kr779.76
|
$36.15
€35.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,032.45
kr241,808.17
|
$19,836.21
€19,472.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
kr217.56
|
$12.35
€12.12
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.32
kr318.30
|
$33.91
€33.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$749.67
kr7,870.45
|
$377.49
€370.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.16
kr6,321.84
|
$296.91
€291.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.56
kr688.30
|
$138.63
€136.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.39
kr1,463.38
|
$323.64
€317.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,722.11
kr18,079.73
|
$6,014.67
€5,904.41
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
kr70.66
|
$3.93
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
kr38.65
|
$3.06
€3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.49
kr68.18
|
$4.73
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
kr388.90
|
$41.50
€40.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.76
kr133.92
|
$8.16
€8.01
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.38
kr864.92
|
$70.87
€69.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.15
kr369.01
|
$32.81
€32.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
kr874.87
|
$73.51
€72.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.39
kr1,274.47
|
$94.08
€92.35
|
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