Australia vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2241
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5240
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$1321
$594
🏘️ Family rent
$2189
$1000
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3826
$1114
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$24752
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
49
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
51%
🎓 Higher education
98
87
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
27.2M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2241) is 81% more expensive than in Greece ($1237). Australia ranked 13th 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 5th 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
$14.4
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$56.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$5.23
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1490
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$3421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5761
$2765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$11.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1786
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16550
$7464

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1436
643K
Crete
$1303
623K
Thessaloniki
$1225
310K
Piraeus
$1177
168K
Patras
$1111
174K
Heraklion
$1256
145K
Larissa
$1149
146K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kallithea
$1291
97.6K
Kifissia
$1415
48.7K
Nikaia
$1170
88.1K
Volos
$1101
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1265
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1281
72.9K
Ioannina
$1045
64.9K
Rhodes
$1284
54.6K
Katerini
$1036
59.2K
Chania
$1245
54.6K
Chalcis
$1224
64.5K
Serres
$1080
58.4K
Komotini
$1013
51.7K
Trikala
$1092
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1006
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1048
58.8K
Lamia
$930
47.5K
Kalamata
$1162
57.7K
Agrinio
$976
50.7K
Drama
$964
44.3K