Greece vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1105
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$527
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$950
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1026
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$23401
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
54
🌐 English speaking %
51%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
92
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
10.5M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1105) is 23% less expensive than in Italy ($1427). Greece ranked 66th 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 36th 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
$13.3
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2987
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2446
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.7
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.1
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6743
$10713

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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

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K