Canada vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$594
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$1000
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$1114
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$24752
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
49
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
99
87
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
41.3M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 62% more expensive than in Greece ($1237). Canada ranked 18th 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
$16.2
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$56.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$5.23
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$3421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$2765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$11.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$7464

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

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