Greece vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$604
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1176
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
22
🌐 English speaking %
51%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
87
85
😀 Quality of life
74
49
🏙️ Population
10.4M
144M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1253) is 22% more expensive than in Russia ($1027). Greece ranked 61st vs 98th for Russia 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 43rd and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Russia

We calculate prices for Greece and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.63
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8295
$12853

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Cities Comparison in Greece vs Russia

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K