Greece vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$3691
🏠 One person rent
$604
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$1503
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1176
$2076
💸 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%
39%
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
10.4M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1253) is 23% less expensive than in Spain ($1627). Greece ranked 61st 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 43rd and 31st 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
$15.3
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$1251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$4946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$6.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.63
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8295
$10763

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2109
3.51M
Barcelona
$2129
1.73M
Valencia
$1812
841K
Tenerife
$1739
955K
Zaragoza
$1436
693K
Seville
$1343
689K
Malaga
$1705
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2017
435K
Bilbao
$1790
351K
Alicante
$1513
366K
Valladolid
$1415
303K
Las Palmas
$1508
382K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
261K
Cordoba
$1291
323K
Vigo
$1439
294K
San Sebastian
$1778
190K
A Coruna
$1410
252K
Terrassa
$1367
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
290K
Gijon
$1508
270K
Sabadell
$1623
225K
Badalona
$2084
232K
Burgos
$1242
177K
Pamplona
$1622
209K
Granada
$1350
234K
Cartagena
$1195
221K
Elche
$1268
246K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
212K
Marbella
$2004
160K
Albacete
$1303
175K