Canada vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2076
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2944
$1061
💸 GDP per capita
$53372
$22990
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
80.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
49
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
99
86
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
37M
10.5M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2076) is 75% more expensive than in Greece ($1185). Canada ranked 15th vs 58th 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 19th 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
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$4.83
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2160
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1790
$768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6407
$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4825
$2618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$5.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$87.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$832
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13109
$7326

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1366
643K
Crete
$1186
623K
Thessaloniki
$1223
310K
Patras
$1080
174K
Piraeus
$1143
168K
Larissa
$1019
146K
Heraklion
$1137
145K
Peristeri
$1228
134K
Glyfada
$1528
89.6K
Kallithea
$1257
97.6K
Nikaia
$1146
88.1K
Rhodes
$1095
54.6K
Kifissia
$1459
48.7K
Nea Ionia
$1278
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1258
72.9K
Volos
$1133
85.8K
Komotini
$985
51.7K
Chalcis
$1148
64.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1346
64.9K
Kalamata
$1123
57.7K
Xanthi
$1055
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$999
59.5K
Serres
$1043
58.4K
Chania
$1257
54.6K
Ioannina
$1094
64.9K
Trikala
$1036
61.6K
Lamia
$896
47.5K
Katerini
$989
59.2K
Agrinio
$956
50.7K
Drama
$912
44.3K