Greece vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2794
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$546
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1060
$637
💸 GDP per capita
$20867
$10675
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
34
🌐 English speaking %
51%
15%
🎓 Higher education
86
77
😀 Quality of life
69
53
🏙️ Population
10.4M
85.3M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1146) is 58% more expensive than in Turkey ($724). Greece ranked 57th vs 131st for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 45th and 77th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Greece and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
29.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3051
$1682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2362
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.5
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7251
$6999

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1144
623K
Athens
$1287
664K
Thessaloniki
$1177
315K
Piraeus
$1097
164K
Patras
$1037
167K
Heraklion
$1075
141K
Larissa
$1067
145K
Peristeri
$1172
140K
Glyfada
$1475
87.3K
Kallithea
$1235
101K
Nikaia
$1137
89.4K
Kifissia
$1467
47.3K
Volos
$1090
86K
Nea Ionia
$1250
67.1K
Nea Smyrni
$1239
73.1K
Ioannina
$1098
65.6K
Komotini
$1001
51K
Lamia
$887
52K
Palaio Faliro
$1334
64K
Trikala
$945
61.7K
Xanthi
$1027
56.1K
Serres
$1027
58.3K
Chania
$1169
53.9K
Alexandroupoli
$907
57.8K
Chalcis
$1086
59.1K
Rhodes
$1061
49.5K
Kalamata
$1058
53K
Katerini
$1047
56K
Agrinio
$943
46.9K
Kozani
$984
41.1K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1025
15.5M
Ankara
$800
5.5M
Urfa
$667
1.99M
Izmir
$825
4.32M
Bursa
$772
2.9M
Diyarbakir
$733
1.73M
Adana
$630
1.77M
Kocaeli
$527
1.95M
Konya
$586
2.23M
Antalya
$935
2.43M
Mersin
$750
1.81M
Balikesir
$665
1.25M
Kayseri
$416
1.39M
Gaziantep
$434
1.68M
Denizli
$510
1.03M
Samsun
$567
1.34M
Aydin
$541
1.13M
Trabzon
$580
817K
Eskisehir
$558
871K
Erzurum
$542
768K
Corum
$490
295K
Manisa
$647
357K
Antakya
$563
378K
Kahramanmaras
$594
444K
Izmit
$618
363K
Elazig
$554
422K
Tarsus
$601
340K
Gebze
$582
371K
Adiyaman
$618
305K
Aksaray
$397
320K