Greece vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$4115
🏠 One person rent
$610
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1200
$3506
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
80
🌐 English speaking %
51%
89%
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
10.4M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1267) is 31% less expensive than in Sweden ($1832). Greece ranked 58th vs 24th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 44th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Greece and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$4.16
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3462
$6483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$92.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$9.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8343
$7091

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2524
985K
Gothenburg
$1864
675K
Malmo
$1907
339K
Uppsala
$1831
175K
Orebro
$1311
129K
Vasteras
$1603
132K
Helsingborg
$1590
116K
Solna
$2118
86.4K
Linkoping
$1631
117K
Taby
$1853
78.3K
Norrkoping
$1337
98.2K
Lund
$1701
98.3K
Eskilstuna
$1547
70.6K
Sollentuna
$2065
78K
Jonkoping
$1581
103K
Gavle
$1423
86.5K
Umea
$1449
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1914
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1516
74.1K
Karlstad
$1562
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1492
70.9K
Sigtuna
$1741
53.1K
Boras
$1612
75.6K
Skovde
$1656
58.2K
Halmstad
$1412
73K
Trollhattan
$1405
50.1K
Ostersund
$1596
54K
Uddevalla
$1588
56.9K
Lulea
$1642
49.6K
Tumba
$1827
46.9K