Greece vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

Greece Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$912
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2051
🏠 One person rent
$484
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$870
$998
💸 GDP per capita
$20193
$18000
😃 Human freedom index
7.5
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
52
55
🌐 English speaking %
51%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
87
83
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
10.4M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1020) is 12% more expensive than in Poland ($912). Greece ranked 67th vs 86th for Poland 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 1.1 months in Poland. Ranked 45th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Poland

We calculate prices for Greece and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$733
$814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2578
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2180
$2061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$6.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$4.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.17
$5.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.79
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6878
$6134

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1197
664K
Crete
$923
623K
Thessaloniki
$1061
318K
Piraeus
$1126
164K
Larissa
$919
145K
Patras
$890
167K
Heraklion
$923
141K
Peristeri
$1063
140K
Glyfada
$1587
87.3K
Kallithea
$997
101K
Ioannina
$983
113K
Kozani
$861
67.2K
Volos
$1017
86K
Nea Smyrni
$1098
73.1K
Kifissia
$1195
47.3K
Alexandroupoli
$817
71.6K
Katerini
$933
83K
Nea Ionia
$991
67.1K
Komotini
$1114
51K
Palaio Faliro
$1068
64K
Nikaia
$886
89.4K
Trikala
$848
61.7K
Serres
$991
58.3K
Rhodes
$981
49.5K
Kalamata
$989
53K
Kavala
$1022
65.9K
Chalcis
$929
59.1K
Xanthi
$876
56.1K
Chania
$1119
53.9K
Lamia
$910
52K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1159
1.86M
Krakow
$999
801K
Wroclaw
$1085
673K
Lodz
$905
671K
Gdansk
$1056
486K
Poznan
$940
547K
Szczecin
$939
396K
Katowice
$890
286K
Lublin
$877
335K
Bydgoszcz
$992
338K
Bialystok
$875
294K
Gdynia
$995
245K
Czestochowa
$753
213K
Radom
$724
202K
Gliwice
$817
174K
Sosnowiec
$809
194K
Torun
$785
198K
Rzeszow
$765
196K
Opole
$876
127K
Kielce
$705
187K
Rybnik
$901
134K
Olsztyn
$797
170K
Zabrze
$725
158K
Bytom
$753
153K
Bielsko-Biala
$827
169K
Ruda Slaska
$739
134K
Zielona Gora
$775
140K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$729
117K
Tychy
$834
125K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$769
120K