Greece vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$3873
🏠 One person rent
$604
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1176
$1952
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
53
🌐 English speaking %
51%
28.2%
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
74
82
🏙️ Population
10.4M
59M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1253) is 23% less expensive than in Italy ($1624). Greece ranked 61st vs 35th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 43rd and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Italy

We calculate prices for Greece and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$613
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$4759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$2544
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.63
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8295
$11665

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Cities Comparison in Greece vs Italy

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K