Greece vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2794
$1817
🏠 One person rent
$546
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1060
$457
💸 GDP per capita
$20867
$4164
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
5.51
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
41
🌐 English speaking %
51%
16%
🎓 Higher education
86
56
😀 Quality of life
69
48
🏙️ Population
10.4M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1146) is 88% more expensive than in Vietnam ($611). Greece ranked 57th vs 153rd for Vietnam 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 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 45th and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Greece and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$9.83
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3051
$2793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2362
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$7.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.5
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7251
$14068

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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 Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$702
10.4M
Hanoi
$631
8.25M
Haiphong
$605
2.1M
Da Nang
$601
1.23M
Bien Hoa
$479
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$504
352K
Hai Duong
$557
507K
Vinh
$575
490K
Bac Ninh
$524
520K
Can Tho
$463
1.24M
Thanh Hoa
$566
393K
Vung Tau
$534
357K
Hue
$422
653K
Thai Binh
$517
268K
Thu Dau Mot
$550
417K
Thai Nguyen
$562
330K
Ha Long
$590
300K
Viet Tri
$549
278K
Nha Trang
$554
392K
Buon Ma Thuot
$521
340K
Qui Nhon
$518
311K
Ca Mau
$520
315K
Ha Tinh
$554
202K
Da Lat
$512
238K
Phan Thiet
$566
205K
Cam Pha
$571
156K
Long Xuyen
$509
279K
Bac Lieu
$516
240K
Rach Gia
$518
251K
Soc Trang
$522
221K