Cost of living comparison
Greece is 22.8% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Greece instead of United States, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
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United States
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Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$12.71
€11.87
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
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pay 33.3% less for groceries
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United States
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Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.16
€1.08
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$5.63
€5.25
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.81
€3.55
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.53
€0.49
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.48
€0.45
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pay 16.7% more for transportation
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United States
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$40.24
€37.56
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$22,158.38
€20,682.64
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$13.03
€12.16
|
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pay 42.7% less for housing
|
United States
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$34.83
€32.51
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$429.23
€400.64
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$358.56
€334.68
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$172.07
€160.61
|
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pay 63.9% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$341.10
€318.38
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$6,725.16
€6,277.26
|
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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$45.22
€42.21
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$8.85
€8.26
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pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
United States
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Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$76.36
€71.28
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$36.41
€33.99
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$77.82
€72.64
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$99.20
€92.59
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