Greece vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2944
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$594
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$20.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1114
$249
💸 GDP per capita
$24752
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
32
🌐 English speaking %
51%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
87
54
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
10.4M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1237) is 119% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($565). Greece ranked 57th vs 173rd for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 45th and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Greece and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$40.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3421
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$5.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$9.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.64
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.6
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$32.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7464
$504

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1436
643K
Crete
$1303
623K
Thessaloniki
$1225
310K
Piraeus
$1177
168K
Patras
$1111
174K
Heraklion
$1256
145K
Larissa
$1149
146K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kallithea
$1291
97.6K
Kifissia
$1415
48.7K
Nikaia
$1170
88.1K
Volos
$1101
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1265
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1281
72.9K
Ioannina
$1045
64.9K
Rhodes
$1284
54.6K
Katerini
$1036
59.2K
Chania
$1245
54.6K
Chalcis
$1224
64.5K
Serres
$1080
58.4K
Komotini
$1013
51.7K
Trikala
$1092
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1006
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1048
58.8K
Lamia
$930
47.5K
Kalamata
$1162
57.7K
Agrinio
$976
50.7K
Drama
$964
44.3K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$646
753K
Gampaha
$420
191K
Kandy
$440
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
116K
Beruwala
$590
165K
Trincomalee
$530
99.1K
Negombo
$469
142K
Galle
$512
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$535
63.2K
Matara
$479
68.2K