Canada vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$1026
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$23401
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
80.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
49
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
99
86
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
37M
10.5M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 79% more expensive than in Greece ($1105). Canada ranked 15th vs 66th 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 17th 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
$15.9
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$4.84
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$709
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$2987
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$2446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$6743

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1272
643K
Crete
$1150
623K
Thessaloniki
$1106
310K
Patras
$1011
174K
Piraeus
$1045
168K
Heraklion
$1093
145K
Peristeri
$1082
134K
Larissa
$1030
146K
Glyfada
$1437
89.6K
Kallithea
$1159
97.6K
Kifissia
$1265
48.7K
Nikaia
$1054
88.1K
Rhodes
$1070
54.6K
Nea Ionia
$1142
64.6K
Volos
$981
85.8K
Nea Smyrni
$1150
72.9K
Ioannina
$930
64.9K
Trikala
$1015
61.6K
Chalcis
$980
64.5K
Serres
$988
58.4K
Komotini
$899
51.7K
Palaio Faliro
$1258
64.9K
Xanthi
$948
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$911
59.5K
Chania
$1131
54.6K
Lamia
$836
47.5K
Kalamata
$1033
57.7K
Drama
$891
44.3K
Agrinio
$900
50.7K
Katerini
$973
59.2K