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
United Kingdom
|
Greece
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.28
|
$14.81
€13.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.69
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.35
|
$6.52
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.55
|
$6.06
€5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.89
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
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pay 19.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.71
|
$7.81
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.82
|
$41.23
€38.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.43
|
$14.64
€13.66
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
$529.13
€493.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£770.53
|
$406.38
€379.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
$350.75
€327.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.28
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.10
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.64
|
$46.53
€43.40
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.18
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
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pay 2.7% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.84
|
$96.32
€89.85
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