Cost of living comparison
Corfu is 1.4% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.9% less in Corfu
- Groceries
-
pay 9.3% less in Corfu
- Transportation
-
pay 8.4% more in Corfu
- Housing
-
pay 1.9% more in Corfu
- Childcare
-
pay 1.6% less in Corfu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.4% more in Corfu
- Clothing
-
pay 6.6% more in Corfu
The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Corfu are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Corfu.
If you lived in Corfu instead of Greece, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Corfu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.11
|
$13.40
€12.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.37
|
$7.50
€6.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$2.59
€2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Corfu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.79
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$5.60
€5.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
$4.10
€3.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$4.13
€3.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.29
€0.27
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Corfu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.94
|
$7.52
€6.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€36.96
|
$53.59
€49.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,037.24
|
$29,956.31
€27,544.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.70
|
$13.13
€12.07
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Corfu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€30.17
|
$33.22
€30.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€482.15
|
$584.11
€537.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€360.63
|
$450.14
€413.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€161.53
|
$140.83
€129.49
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Corfu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€379.86
|
$478.01
€439.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,822.81
|
$5,144.46
€4,730.32
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Corfu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$5.36
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.55
|
$4.93
€4.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€44.80
|
$49.57
€45.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.11
|
$9.11
€8.38
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Corfu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€76.90
|
$104.50
€96.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€34.78
|
$36.17
€33.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€76.45
|
$92.44
€85.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€85.90
|
$88.42
€81.30
|
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