Greece vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1112
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$2632
🏠 One person rent
$604
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1176
$1041
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
33
🌐 English speaking %
51%
55%
🎓 Higher education
87
83
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
10.4M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1253) is 13% more expensive than in Serbia ($1112). Greece ranked 61st vs 80th for Serbia 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 Serbia. Ranked 43rd and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Greece and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 10 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$2518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.63
$7.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8295
$8451

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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 Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1349
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1168
260K
Nis
$830
183K
Pristina
$718
227K
Kragujevac
$932
151K
Subotica
$848
106K
Valjevo
$841
90.3K
Cacak
$826
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$832
66.5K
Mitrovica
$581
71.6K