Greece vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2794
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$546
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$697
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1060
$1312
💸 GDP per capita
$20867
$6766
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
6.92
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
62.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
41
🌐 English speaking %
51%
31%
🎓 Higher education
86
83
😀 Quality of life
69
41
🏙️ Population
10.4M
60.1M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1146) is 41% more expensive than in South Africa ($815). Greece ranked 57th vs 107th for South Africa 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 1.6 months in South Africa. Ranked 45th and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs South Africa

We calculate prices for Greece and South Africa as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 36 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 South Africa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
11.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3051
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2362
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$5.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.5
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$5.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7251
$3937

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1144
623K
Athens
$1287
664K
Thessaloniki
$1177
315K
Piraeus
$1097
164K
Patras
$1037
167K
Heraklion
$1075
141K
Larissa
$1067
145K
Peristeri
$1172
140K
Glyfada
$1475
87.3K
Kallithea
$1235
101K
Nikaia
$1137
89.4K
Kifissia
$1467
47.3K
Volos
$1090
86K
Nea Ionia
$1250
67.1K
Nea Smyrni
$1239
73.1K
Ioannina
$1098
65.6K
Komotini
$1001
51K
Lamia
$887
52K
Palaio Faliro
$1334
64K
Trikala
$945
61.7K
Xanthi
$1027
56.1K
Serres
$1027
58.3K
Chania
$1169
53.9K
Alexandroupoli
$907
57.8K
Chalcis
$1086
59.1K
Rhodes
$1061
49.5K
Kalamata
$1058
53K
Katerini
$1047
56K
Agrinio
$943
46.9K
Kozani
$984
41.1K

In South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$908
4.43M
Soweto
$875
1.27M
Pretoria
$783
742K
Rustenburg
$845
550K
Cape Town
$881
434K
Randburg
$776
337K
Durban
$780
595K
Centurion
$755
237K
Sandton
$889
222K
Pietermaritzburg
$609
619K
East London
$683
267K
Port Elizabeth
$866
312K
Kimberley
$753
225K
Kroonstad
$701
169K
Benoni
$741
159K
Klerksdorp
$621
187K
Bloemfontein
$601
256K
Springs
$631
122K
Vereeniging
$637
99K
Paarl
$773
112K
Worcester
$632
97.1K
Potchefstroom
$625
149K
Vanderbijlpark
$698
95.8K
Uitenhage
$805
104K
George
$684
157K
Mthatha
$689
96.1K
Upington
$643
121K
Middelburg
$866
87.3K
Bethal
$746
60.8K
Brits
$751
53.5K