Greece vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$3717
🏠 One person rent
$610
$935
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1200
$2123
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
55
🌐 English speaking %
51%
22%
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
10.4M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1267) is 23% less expensive than in Spain ($1642). Greece ranked 58th vs 34th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 44th and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Spain

We calculate prices for Greece and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$4.16
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$762
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3462
$4915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$73.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$560
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8343
$10852

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1462
643K
Crete
$1360
623K
Thessaloniki
$1272
310K
Patras
$1104
174K
Piraeus
$1240
168K
Heraklion
$1329
145K
Larissa
$1150
146K
Glyfada
$1663
89.6K
Kallithea
$1318
97.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kifissia
$1426
48.7K
Nikaia
$1187
88.1K
Volos
$1130
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1286
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1304
72.9K
Rhodes
$1322
54.6K
Chania
$1320
54.6K
Ioannina
$1075
64.9K
Chalcis
$1199
64.5K
Serres
$1108
58.4K
Katerini
$1047
59.2K
Xanthi
$1069
58.8K
Trikala
$1110
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1029
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1410
64.9K
Kalamata
$1169
57.7K
Lamia
$954
47.5K
Komotini
$1041
51.7K
Kavala
$1031
52.1K
Drama
$1002
44.3K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2089
3.51M
Barcelona
$2116
1.73M
Valencia
$1797
841K
Tenerife
$1774
955K
Zaragoza
$1471
693K
Seville
$1403
689K
Malaga
$1727
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2000
435K
Bilbao
$1746
351K
Alicante
$1516
366K
Valladolid
$1408
303K
Las Palmas
$1540
382K
Vigo
$1427
294K
Cordoba
$1331
323K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
261K
Terrassa
$1473
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
290K
Gijon
$1511
270K
Sabadell
$1685
225K
A Coruna
$1426
252K
Badalona
$2155
232K
San Sebastian
$1797
190K
Pamplona
$1655
209K
Granada
$1360
234K
Elche
$1314
246K
Cartagena
$1212
221K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
212K
Oviedo
$1327
187K
Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
214K
Marbella
$1935
160K