Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.3% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Greece instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
$12.71
€11.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
$4.97
€4.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$8.80
€8.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
$40.24
€37.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
$13.03
€12.18
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
$429.23
€401.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
$358.56
€335.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
|
pay 75.4% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
$341.10
€318.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
$45.22
€42.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
$8.85
€8.27
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
$99.20
€92.74
|
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