Greece vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$573
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1050
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$709
💸 GDP per capita
$22990
$12986
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
34
🌐 English speaking %
51%
15%
🎓 Higher education
86
77
😀 Quality of life
68
53
🏙️ Population
10.5M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1185) is 49% more expensive than in Turkey ($794). Greece ranked 58th vs 125th 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 73rd 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
$13.5
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
33.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.48
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$40.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7326
$8293

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1125
15.5M
Ankara
$907
5.8M
Urfa
$567
1.99M
Izmir
$892
2.95M
Bursa
$789
2.9M
Konya
$674
2.23M
Adana
$705
1.77M
Antalya
$963
2.43M
Diyarbakir
$640
1.73M
Kocaeli
$695
1.85M
Gaziantep
$473
1.68M
Samsun
$820
1.37M
Kayseri
$656
1.39M
Balikesir
$584
1.25M
Denizli
$508
1.03M
Mersin
$789
1.04M
Eskisehir
$716
871K
Trabzon
$708
824K
Erzurum
$512
768K
Malatya
$570
426K
Elazig
$622
422K
Kahramanmaras
$604
444K
Van
$552
1.13M
Manisa
$612
420K
Antakya
$450
378K
Tarsus
$689
347K
Izmit
$652
376K
Sivas
$1003
365K
Adiyaman
$651
267K
Corlu
$694
294K