Greece vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2944
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$594
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1114
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$24752
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
46
🌐 English speaking %
51%
31%
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
10.4M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1237) is 32% more expensive than in Romania ($935). Greece ranked 57th 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 45th and 54th 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
$14.8
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3421
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.64
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.6
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.4
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7464
$9286

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K