Greece vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$610
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1200
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
45
🌐 English speaking %
51%
31%
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
10.4M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1267) is 30% more expensive than in Romania ($973). Greece ranked 58th vs 103rd for Romania 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 Romania. Ranked 44th and 48th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Romania

We calculate prices for Greece and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3462
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8343
$10186

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1462
643K
Crete
$1360
623K
Thessaloniki
$1272
310K
Patras
$1104
174K
Piraeus
$1240
168K
Heraklion
$1329
145K
Larissa
$1150
146K
Glyfada
$1663
89.6K
Kallithea
$1318
97.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kifissia
$1426
48.7K
Nikaia
$1187
88.1K
Volos
$1130
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1286
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1304
72.9K
Rhodes
$1322
54.6K
Chania
$1320
54.6K
Ioannina
$1075
64.9K
Chalcis
$1199
64.5K
Serres
$1108
58.4K
Katerini
$1047
59.2K
Xanthi
$1069
58.8K
Trikala
$1110
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1029
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1410
64.9K
Kalamata
$1169
57.7K
Lamia
$954
47.5K
Komotini
$1041
51.7K
Kavala
$1031
52.1K
Drama
$1002
44.3K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K