Germany vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1601
$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3915
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$853
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$1026
💸 GDP per capita
$54343
$23401
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
80.7
80.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
49
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
51%
🎓 Higher education
94
86
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
84.4M
10.5M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1601) is 45% more expensive than in Greece ($1105). Germany ranked 23rd 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 1.8 months in Germany compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 12th and 45th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Greece

We calculate prices for Germany and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 662 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.

Germany Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.51
$4.84
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$774
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1204
$709
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5339
$2987
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4073
$2446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.98
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.54
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.7
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13707
$6743

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2027
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2007
1.91M
Munich
$2201
1.51M
Cologne
$1744
1.09M
Frankfurt
$1989
776K
Stuttgart
$1957
633K
Dusseldorf
$1772
631K
Bremen City
$1556
577K
Essen
$1443
587K
Nuremberg
$1672
526K
Leipzig
$1516
620K
Dresden
$1402
566K
Dortmund
$1585
595K
Hanover
$1726
548K
Mannheim
$1617
317K
Wuppertal
$1233
359K
Duisburg
$1314
504K
Bielefeld
$1451
338K
Wiesbaden
$1879
286K
Munster
$1737
323K
Bochum
$1486
366K
Augsburg
$1728
303K
Karlsruhe
$1780
310K
Bonn
$1677
336K
Braunschweig
$1371
252K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1245
237K
Aachen
$1477
253K
Monchengladbach
$1511
269K
Chemnitz
$1187
251K
Mainz
$1666
223K

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