Australia vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$2794
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$1060
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$20867
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
49
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
51%
🎓 Higher education
98
86
😀 Quality of life
94
69
🏙️ Population
25.7M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 100% more expensive than in Greece ($1146). Australia ranked 10th vs 57th for Greece in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 6th and 45th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Greece

We calculate prices for Australia and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 50 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.44
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$3051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$2362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$44.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$7251

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1144
623K
Athens
$1287
664K
Thessaloniki
$1177
315K
Piraeus
$1097
164K
Patras
$1037
167K
Heraklion
$1075
141K
Larissa
$1067
145K
Peristeri
$1172
140K
Glyfada
$1475
87.3K
Kallithea
$1235
101K
Nikaia
$1137
89.4K
Kifissia
$1467
47.3K
Volos
$1090
86K
Nea Ionia
$1250
67.1K
Nea Smyrni
$1239
73.1K
Ioannina
$1098
65.6K
Komotini
$1001
51K
Lamia
$887
52K
Palaio Faliro
$1334
64K
Trikala
$945
61.7K
Xanthi
$1027
56.1K
Serres
$1027
58.3K
Chania
$1169
53.9K
Alexandroupoli
$907
57.8K
Chalcis
$1086
59.1K
Rhodes
$1061
49.5K
Kalamata
$1058
53K
Katerini
$1047
56K
Agrinio
$943
46.9K
Kozani
$984
41.1K