Canada vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1022
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$1176
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
50
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
99
87
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
41.3M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 60% more expensive than in Greece ($1253). Canada ranked 21st vs 61st 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 1.5 months in Canada compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 17th and 43rd 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
$16.6
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$8295

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K