Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Greece and London

For one person, living is cheaper in Greece: $1,538 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $30,100 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇬🇷 Greece

$1,538

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London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,048

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🙂 Solo nomad: Greece is 37.5% cheaper than London without rent, and 62% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Greece is 38% cheaper than London without rent, and 59.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.60 €14.78

$26.36 £19.59

-37.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$56.5 €50.3

$109 £80.7

-47.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.20 €9.97

$10.71 £7.96

4.58%

Cappuccino

$3.83 €3.41

$5.59 £4.15

-31.48%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.46 €2.19

$3.00 £2.23

-18.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 €0.57

$2.22 £1.65

-71.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.69 €5.07

$9.65 £7.17

-41.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.61 €4.99

$8.26 £6.14

-32.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 €1.56

$1.97 £1.46

-11.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 €1.26

$2.09 £1.55

-32.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.63 €2.34

$2.59 £1.93

1.54%

Eggs

$4.53 €4.04

$5.37 £3.99

-15.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.16 €12.61

$13.12 £9.75

7.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.33 €9.19

$11.03 £8.20

-6.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.72 €14.00

$17.73 £13.17

-11.34%

Apples (1kg)

$2.19 €1.95

$3.17 £2.36

-30.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.98 €1.76

$1.38 £1.03

43.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 €1.27

$2.82 £2.10

-49.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.20 €1.96

$3.36 £2.50

-34.52%

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 €1.03

$1.70 £1.26

-31.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.14 €1.01

$1.78 £1.32

-35.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 €0.97

$1.49 £1.11

-27.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 €0.80

$1.82 £1.35

-50.55%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.23 €4.66

$23.85 £17.72

-78.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.74 €7.78

$13.44 £9.98

-34.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.99 €1.77

$3.11 £2.31

-36.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 €2.46

$4.49 £3.34

-38.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.36 €1.21

$4.13 £3.07

-67.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.24 €30.48

$266 £198

-87.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.40 €3.92

$5.98 £4.44

-26.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 €0.88

$3.39 £2.52

-71.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$22.34 €19.89

$56.6 £42.03

-60.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.16 €1.92

$2.21 £1.64

-2.26%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.3K €25.2K

$38.3K £28.4K

-26.14%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.0K €23.2K

$41.0K £30.5K

-36.54%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$213 €190

$372 £277

-42.84%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$24.81 €22.09

$18.66 £13.87

32.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.00 €27.60

$40.53 £30.12

-23.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.29 €43.00

$56.0 £41.63

-13.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.00 €20.48

$17.10 £12.71

34.50%

Cinema Ticket

$10.26 €9.14

$17.95 £13.34

-42.84%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$450 €400

$2,946 £2,189

-84.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.9K €11.5K

$47.6K £35.4K

-72.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$85.9 €76.5

$116 £86.4

-26.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.30 €34.99

$56.9 £42.28

-30.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.2 €83.9

$128 £95.1

-26.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €107

$154 £114

-22.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$550 €490

$2,935 £2,182

-81.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$440 €392

$2,258 £1,678

-80.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$935 €833

$5,250 £3,901

-82.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$740 €659

$3,859 £2,868

-80.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,012 €2,682

$17.2K £12.8K

-82.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,400 €2,137

$8,278 £6,152

-71.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,121 €998

$5,621 £4,177

-80.06%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.54

4.78

-5.02%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Greece: November 2, 2026

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Greece

$440 28.6%

London

$2.3K 55.8% 413% $1.8K

Groceries & Markets

Greece

$295 19.2%

London

$360 8.9% 22.2% $65

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Greece

$269 17.5%

London

$432 10.7% 60.6% $163

Eating Out

Greece

$264 17.2%

London

$396 9.8% 49.6% $131

Clothing & Footwear

Greece

$153 9.9%

London

$205 5.1% 34.1% $52

Sport & Entertainment

Greece

$69 4.5%

London

$92 2.3% 33.6% $23

Getting Around

Greece

$49 3.2%

London

$305 7.6% 523% $256

Good to know

🇬🇷 Greece

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

07:56 7:56 AM

05:56 5:56 AM

2 h behind Greece

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👥 Population

10,482,487

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

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📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

1 GBP = 1.35 USD

1 GBP = 1.2 EUR

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