Greece vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2794
$3131
🏠 One person rent
$546
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1060
$1850
💸 GDP per capita
$20867
$29675
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
60
🌐 English speaking %
51%
22%
🎓 Higher education
86
90
😀 Quality of life
69
79
🏙️ Population
10.4M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1146) is 17% less expensive than in Spain ($1383). Greece ranked 57th vs 38th 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 45th 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
$15.7
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1026
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3051
$3630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2362
$2346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$8.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.5
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$75.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7251
$8255

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1726
3.28M
Barcelona
$1773
1.64M
Valencia
$1437
792K
Tenerife
$1659
932K
Malaga
$1435
579K
Seville
$1289
682K
Zaragoza
$1327
673K
Murcia
$1219
673K
Bilbao
$1501
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1710
416K
Alicante
$1331
339K
Pamplona
$1340
203K
Valladolid
$1207
296K
Gijon
$1201
268K
Terrassa
$1409
224K
Las Palmas
$1191
379K
San Sebastian
$1530
188K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
254K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
265K
Cordoba
$1056
320K
Sabadell
$1443
216K
Vigo
$1186
292K
Badalona
$1995
224K
Granada
$1174
229K
A Coruna
$1149
245K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$905
213K
Cartagena
$907
217K
Elche
$1158
236K
Santander
$1144
172K