Greece vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1105
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$7289
🏠 One person rent
$527
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$950
$2929
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$872
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1026
$6611
💸 GDP per capita
$23401
$99565
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
81
🌐 English speaking %
51%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
86
99
😀 Quality of life
68
100
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1105) is 61% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2846). Greece ranked 66th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 45th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Greece and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$26.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$8.13
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$4.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$3162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$2517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2987
$15526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2446
$8758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.7
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.1
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$24.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$42.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$4.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$44.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$2492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6743
$28537

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3233
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K