Cost of living comparison
Greece is 26.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Greece instead of United States, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$13.17
€12.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$9.11
€8.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$4.02
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$4.23
€4.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.55
€7.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$40.19
€38.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$28,316.80
€26,788.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$13.82
€13.07
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
|
United States
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$32.82
€31.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$524.36
€496.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$392.21
€371.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$175.68
€166.19
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$413.12
€390.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$6,332.60
€5,990.82
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$4.40
€4.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$3.49
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$48.72
€46.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$8.82
€8.34
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$83.64
€79.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$37.83
€35.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$83.15
€78.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$93.42
€88.38
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Greece or United States. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.