Greece vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$604
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1176
$1126
💸 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 ($1253) is 31% more expensive than in Romania ($958). Greece ranked 61st vs 104th 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 43rd and 50th 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
$15.3
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.63
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8295
$9182

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K