Greece vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$2377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$5567
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1451
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$2409
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1176
$3890
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
78
🌐 English speaking %
51%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
10.4M
18M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1253) is 47% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2377). Greece ranked 61st vs 13th for the Netherlands 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 43rd and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Greece and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$89.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$6.82
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$3.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$6609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$4936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$30.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$3.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.63
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$60.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$2205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8295
$11192

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3165
921K
Rotterdam
$2659
664K
The Hague
$2491
548K
Utrecht
$2608
359K
Eindhoven
$2275
244K
Almere
$2399
215K
Breda
$2112
188K
Tilburg
$2247
228K
Groningen
$1938
238K
Haarlem
$2755
163K
Arnhem
$2253
164K
Nijmegen
$2152
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Leiden
$2389
124K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2159
139K
Maastricht
$2202
120K
Delft
$2424
109K
Zwolle
$1942
130K
Venlo
$1968
102K
Hilversum
$2564
91.2K
Deventer
$2082
101K
Purmerend
$2185
81.5K
Emmen
$1720
107K
Zutphen
$1768
47.4K
Roosendaal
$2087
77K
Leeuwarden
$2138
93.8K
Heerlen
$1900
86.9K
Zeist
$2407
65K
Ede
$2053
72.5K