Cost of living comparison
Greece is 26.1% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Greece instead of Israel, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪70.03
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪55.47
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.63
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.95
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.51
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.87
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.78
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.92
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.62
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.16
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.50
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.94
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.15
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.29
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.32
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪27.17
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪205.51
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪144,067.36
|
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪50.21
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪99.83
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,728.68
|
$529.13
€486.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,222.78
|
$406.38
€373.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪651.72
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,267.69
|
$350.75
€322.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,780.13
|
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.43
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.62
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.86
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪246.11
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.63
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪331.73
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪216.43
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪430.86
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪490.17
|
$96.32
€88.57
|
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