Greece vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1105
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$527
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$950
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$21.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1026
$226
💸 GDP per capita
$23401
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
32
🌐 English speaking %
51%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
86
57
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
10.5M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1105) is 97% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($560). Greece ranked 66th vs 171st 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 102nd 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
$13.3
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
16.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2987
$1499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2446
$1041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.7
$8.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.1
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$9.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$28.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$30.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6743
$4123

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1272
643K
Crete
$1150
623K
Thessaloniki
$1106
310K
Patras
$1011
174K
Piraeus
$1045
168K
Heraklion
$1093
145K
Peristeri
$1082
134K
Larissa
$1030
146K
Glyfada
$1437
89.6K
Kallithea
$1159
97.6K
Kifissia
$1265
48.7K
Nikaia
$1054
88.1K
Rhodes
$1070
54.6K
Nea Ionia
$1142
64.6K
Volos
$981
85.8K
Nea Smyrni
$1150
72.9K
Ioannina
$930
64.9K
Trikala
$1015
61.6K
Chalcis
$980
64.5K
Serres
$988
58.4K
Komotini
$899
51.7K
Palaio Faliro
$1258
64.9K
Xanthi
$948
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$911
59.5K
Chania
$1131
54.6K
Lamia
$836
47.5K
Kalamata
$1033
57.7K
Drama
$891
44.3K
Agrinio
$900
50.7K
Katerini
$973
59.2K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$631
753K
Gampaha
$429
191K
Kandy
$425
120K
Trincomalee
$546
99.1K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Beruwala
$580
165K
Negombo
$467
142K
Anuradhapura
$582
63.2K
Galle
$498
93.1K
Matara
$502
68.2K