Cost of living comparison
Greece is 14.0% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
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Slovakia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.81
|
$13.17
€12.63
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$2.07
€1.99
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$4.23
€4.05
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$7.55
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.59
|
$40.19
€38.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.16
|
$13.82
€13.25
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€543.50
|
$524.36
€502.75
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€448.82
|
$392.21
€376.04
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.33
|
$413.12
€396.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.90
|
$4.40
€4.22
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.39
|
$48.72
€46.71
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.88
|
$8.82
€8.46
|
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pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.47
|
$93.42
€89.57
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