Canada vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$2794
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$1060
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$20867
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
49
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
99
86
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
37M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 78% more expensive than in Greece ($1146). Canada ranked 14th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 15th and 45th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Greece

We calculate prices for Canada and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 153 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.

Canada Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$4.44
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$3051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$2362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$44.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$7251

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In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2576
2.79M
Montreal
$1821
1.76M
Calgary
$2113
1.31M
Edmonton
$1732
1.01M
Ottawa
$2170
1.02M
Mississauga
$2600
722K
Vancouver
$2564
662K
Hamilton
$2244
569K
Winnipeg
$1714
705K
Brampton
$2128
594K
Surrey
$2407
518K
Quebec City
$1658
549K
London
$2067
422K
Markham
$2358
329K
Laval
$1874
438K
Halifax
$2159
440K
Vaughan
$2390
306K
Burnaby
$2595
233K
Gatineau
$1530
291K
Burlington
$2293
183K
Kitchener
$2084
233K
Longueuil
$1962
254K
Saskatoon
$1858
246K
Oakville
$2192
194K
Oshawa
$1598
159K
Richmond
$2255
198K
Richmond Hill
$2622
195K
Windsor
$1790
217K
Regina
$1526
215K
Kingston
$1412
124K

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