Greece vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2944
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$594
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1114
$318
💸 GDP per capita
$24752
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
33
🌐 English speaking %
51%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
87
57
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
10.4M
116M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1237) is 104% more expensive than in the Philippines ($607). Greece ranked 57th vs 164th for the Philippines 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 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 45th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Greece and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
7.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3421
$2439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.64
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.6
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.4
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7464
$6039

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1436
643K
Crete
$1303
623K
Thessaloniki
$1225
310K
Piraeus
$1177
168K
Patras
$1111
174K
Heraklion
$1256
145K
Larissa
$1149
146K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kallithea
$1291
97.6K
Kifissia
$1415
48.7K
Nikaia
$1170
88.1K
Volos
$1101
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1265
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1281
72.9K
Ioannina
$1045
64.9K
Rhodes
$1284
54.6K
Katerini
$1036
59.2K
Chania
$1245
54.6K
Chalcis
$1224
64.5K
Serres
$1080
58.4K
Komotini
$1013
51.7K
Trikala
$1092
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1006
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1048
58.8K
Lamia
$930
47.5K
Kalamata
$1162
57.7K
Agrinio
$976
50.7K
Drama
$964
44.3K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$717
2.96M
Manila
$790
1.85M
Taguig
$807
887K
Caloocan
$568
1.66M
Pasig
$642
803K
Davao
$633
1.78M
Antipolo
$570
887K
Paranaque
$651
690K
Cebu
$795
964K
San Jose del Monte
$511
652K
Mandaluyong
$742
426K
Pasay
$785
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$595
728K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
La Union
$578
822K
Valenzuela
$432
715K
Marikina
$555
456K
Zamboanga
$514
977K
Bacoor
$540
665K
Las Pinas
$628
606K
Palawan
$638
940K
General Santos
$514
697K
Cainta
$760
377K
Lapu-Lapu
$720
498K
Muntinlupa
$692
543K
Calamba
$489
540K
Angeles
$624
463K
General Trias
$519
451K
Bacolod
$576
601K
San Fernando
$609
355K