Greece vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2944
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$594
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1114
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$24752
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
80
🌐 English speaking %
51%
89%
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
10.4M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1237) is 28% less expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Greece ranked 57th vs 28th 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 11th 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
$14.8
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3421
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.64
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.6
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.4
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7464
$6191

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K