Cost of living comparison
Greece is 25.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Greece instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
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Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.77
|
$14.81
€13.48
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.83
|
$9.01
€8.21
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.63
|
$1.97
€1.79
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.16
|
$0.63
€0.57
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pay 4.6% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
$1.36
€1.24
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.23
|
$6.52
€5.94
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.39
|
$6.06
€5.52
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.81
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.79
|
$4.27
€3.89
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.82
€0.74
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.93
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.07
|
$0.86
€0.78
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.51
€0.47
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.54
€0.49
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pay 19.8% less for transportation
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United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.50
|
$7.81
€7.11
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.13
|
$41.23
€37.54
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,503.68
|
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£12.94
|
$14.64
€13.33
|
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pay 38.6% less for housing
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United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.65
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£933.09
|
$529.13
€481.81
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£742.79
|
$406.38
€370.05
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£178.68
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
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pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,087.23
|
$350.75
€319.39
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,746.01
|
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
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pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.13
|
$4.23
€3.85
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£2.99
|
$3.51
€3.20
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.46
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.39
|
$46.53
€42.37
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.81
|
$8.93
€8.13
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pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.39
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.21
|
$41.12
€37.45
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£68.98
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.14
|
$96.32
€87.71
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