Greece vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$573
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$1050
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$22990
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
82
🌐 English speaking %
51%
89%
🎓 Higher education
86
95
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1185) is 25% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Greece ranked 58th vs 31st 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 45th and 10th 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
$13.5
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.48
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7326
$4409

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1366
643K
Crete
$1186
623K
Thessaloniki
$1223
310K
Patras
$1080
174K
Piraeus
$1143
168K
Larissa
$1019
146K
Heraklion
$1137
145K
Peristeri
$1228
134K
Glyfada
$1528
89.6K
Kallithea
$1257
97.6K
Nikaia
$1146
88.1K
Rhodes
$1095
54.6K
Kifissia
$1459
48.7K
Nea Ionia
$1278
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1258
72.9K
Volos
$1133
85.8K
Komotini
$985
51.7K
Chalcis
$1148
64.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1346
64.9K
Kalamata
$1123
57.7K
Xanthi
$1055
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$999
59.5K
Serres
$1043
58.4K
Chania
$1257
54.6K
Ioannina
$1094
64.9K
Trikala
$1036
61.6K
Lamia
$896
47.5K
Katerini
$989
59.2K
Agrinio
$956
50.7K
Drama
$912
44.3K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K