Cost of living comparison
Greece is 8.9% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.4% less in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 15.6% less in Greece
- Transportation
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pay 4.8% less in Greece
- Housing
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pay 3.2% less in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 26.0% less in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 12.4% more in Greece
- Clothing
-
pay 1.0% less in Greece
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Italy, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Greece
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.64
|
$13.17
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.74
|
$9.11
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.47
|
$2.07
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.18
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
$1.33
€1.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.62
|
$6.30
€6.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.36
|
$5.99
€5.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
$4.02
€3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.89
|
$4.23
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.85
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.01
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.27
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.51
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.69
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.99
|
$7.55
€7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.58
|
$40.19
€38.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,326.82
|
$28,316.80
€27,417.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.52
|
$13.82
€13.38
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Italy
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.95
|
$32.82
€31.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€635.35
|
$524.36
€507.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€495.65
|
$392.21
€379.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€145.61
|
$175.68
€170.10
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€492.57
|
$413.12
€400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,164.94
|
$6,332.60
€6,131.49
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.85
|
$4.40
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.63
|
$3.49
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€6.00
|
$4.94
€4.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.46
|
$48.72
€47.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.09
|
$8.82
€8.54
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Italy
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.92
|
$83.64
€80.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.79
|
$37.83
€36.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€83.33
|
$83.15
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€111.77
|
$93.42
€90.45
|
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