Greece vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2794
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$546
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1265
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$94.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1060
$1686
💸 GDP per capita
$20867
$34776
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
56
🌐 English speaking %
51%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
86
92
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
10.4M
60.3M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1146) is 19% less expensive than in Italy ($1423). Greece ranked 57th vs 36th 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 45th and 32nd 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
$15.7
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$729
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3051
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2362
$2517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.5
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7251
$10263

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1144
623K
Athens
$1287
664K
Thessaloniki
$1177
315K
Piraeus
$1097
164K
Patras
$1037
167K
Heraklion
$1075
141K
Larissa
$1067
145K
Peristeri
$1172
140K
Glyfada
$1475
87.3K
Kallithea
$1235
101K
Nikaia
$1137
89.4K
Kifissia
$1467
47.3K
Volos
$1090
86K
Nea Ionia
$1250
67.1K
Nea Smyrni
$1239
73.1K
Ioannina
$1098
65.6K
Komotini
$1001
51K
Lamia
$887
52K
Palaio Faliro
$1334
64K
Trikala
$945
61.7K
Xanthi
$1027
56.1K
Serres
$1027
58.3K
Chania
$1169
53.9K
Alexandroupoli
$907
57.8K
Chalcis
$1086
59.1K
Rhodes
$1061
49.5K
Kalamata
$1058
53K
Katerini
$1047
56K
Agrinio
$943
46.9K
Kozani
$984
41.1K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K