Greece vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2794
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$546
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$588
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$31.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1060
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$20867
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
34
🌐 English speaking %
51%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
86
59
😀 Quality of life
69
46
🏙️ Population
10.4M
109M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1146) is 87% more expensive than in the Philippines ($614). Greece ranked 57th vs 152nd 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 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 45th and 94th 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
$15.7
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$3.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3051
$2360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2362
$1293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.5
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7251
$4971

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$759
2.96M
Manila
$781
1.85M
Davao
$614
1.78M
Makati
$842
630K
Taguig
$860
887K
Caloocan
$804
1.66M
Valenzuela
$491
715K
Pasig
$817
803K
Cebu
$735
964K
Las Pinas
$590
606K
Paranaque
$640
690K
Muntinlupa
$681
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
La Union
$556
822K
Dasmarinas
$441
703K
Marikina
$519
456K
Pasay
$673
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$638
728K
Antipolo
$534
887K
General Trias
$523
451K
Zamboanga
$440
977K
Mandaluyong
$792
426K
Calamba
$483
540K
Imus
$568
497K
Bacoor
$550
665K
Palawan
$584
940K
General Santos
$449
697K
Lapu-Lapu
$651
498K
Angeles
$660
463K
Binan
$511
407K