Cost of living comparison
Greece is 20.9% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.0% less in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 18.1% less in Greece
- Transportation
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pay 20.6% less in Greece
- Housing
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pay 44.4% less in Greece
- Childcare
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pay 0.2% more in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 12.4% less in Greece
- Clothing
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pay 13.8% less in Greece
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.67
|
$13.17
€12.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.76
|
$9.11
€8.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.63
|
$2.07
€1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.59
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.78
|
$1.33
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.08
|
$6.30
€5.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.17
|
$5.99
€5.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.99
|
$4.02
€3.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.93
|
$4.23
€3.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.23
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.91
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.68
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.56
|
$7.55
€6.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€47.92
|
$40.19
€36.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€29,014.75
|
$28,316.80
€25,837.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€26.79
|
$13.82
€12.61
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€41.05
|
$32.82
€29.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,166.80
|
$524.36
€478.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€856.65
|
$392.21
€357.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€240.47
|
$175.68
€160.29
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€280.10
|
$413.12
€376.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,795.13
|
$6,332.60
€5,778.09
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.91
|
$4.40
€4.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.63
|
$3.49
€3.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.31
|
$4.94
€4.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€34.57
|
$48.72
€44.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.47
|
$8.82
€8.05
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€78.01
|
$83.64
€76.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€37.40
|
$37.83
€34.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€87.13
|
$83.15
€75.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€126.19
|
$93.42
€85.24
|
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