Greece vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

Greece Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$2198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$4821
🏠 One person rent
$484
$1427
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$508
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$870
$3010
💸 GDP per capita
$20193
$100K
😃 Human freedom index
7.5
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
52
77
🌐 English speaking %
51%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
87
88
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
10.4M
5.12M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1020) is 54% less expensive than in Ireland ($2198). Greece ranked 67th vs 6th for Ireland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Greece compared to 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 45th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Greece and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 12 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.

Greece Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$6.32
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1474
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$733
$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2578
$5690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2180
$3983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.17
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$63.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.79
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$85.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$1143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6878
$8853

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1197
664K
Crete
$923
623K
Thessaloniki
$1061
318K
Piraeus
$1126
164K
Larissa
$919
145K
Patras
$890
167K
Heraklion
$923
141K
Peristeri
$1063
140K
Glyfada
$1587
87.3K
Kallithea
$997
101K
Ioannina
$983
113K
Kozani
$861
67.2K
Volos
$1017
86K
Nea Smyrni
$1098
73.1K
Kifissia
$1195
47.3K
Alexandroupoli
$817
71.6K
Katerini
$933
83K
Nea Ionia
$991
67.1K
Komotini
$1114
51K
Palaio Faliro
$1068
64K
Nikaia
$886
89.4K
Trikala
$848
61.7K
Serres
$991
58.3K
Rhodes
$981
49.5K
Kalamata
$989
53K
Kavala
$1022
65.9K
Chalcis
$929
59.1K
Xanthi
$876
56.1K
Chania
$1119
53.9K
Lamia
$910
52K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2551
553K
Cork
$1889
209K
Galway
$1919
79.5K
Limerick
$1332
58.3K
Waterford
$1868
48.4K
Dundalk
$1753
39K
Swords
$2503
36.9K
Drogheda
$1866
41K
Naas
$1915
21.4K
Kilkenny
$1890
22.2K
Wexford
$1864
20.2K
Tralee
$1637
4.89K