🇬🇷 Greece · #274 of 546 cities · 2026

Cost of Living in Thessaloniki

2.0% above the Greece average

Ranked #274 of 546 cities · More expensive than 49.8% of cities worldwide

Compared to Greece average

Rent Prices

Rent Prices in Thessaloniki

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom EUR 539/mo ≈ $616 EUR 430/mo ≈ $492 20%
3-Bedroom EUR 915/mo ≈ $1,047 EUR 712/mo ≈ $815 20%
Numbeo · 2026-03-18

Multi-Source Comparison

★★ Medium Confidence

Thessaloniki has a composite cost index of 31.5 from 3 independent data sources.

31.5
Composite
3
Sources
2.2
Spread

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
33.7
Expatistan
31.5
LivingCost
No data
SIM
28.4
Eurostat Validation (EU27 = 100) Gov. Data
Eurostat
78.9

Based on 83 country PLI x 0.95 city factor

View all 127 cities | Data last updated: 2026-03-18

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
+2.0% Average
Rent
-0.8% Average
Groceries
+3.9% Average
Restaurants
+4.5% Average
Purchasing Power
-3.5% Average

Living in Thessaloniki: What to Expect

Thessaloniki is average by global standards (ranked #274 of 546 cities). It is 2.0% more expensive than the Greece average, based on 4 cities.

Groceries are average, while dining out is average. Rent offers the best value, while Restaurants is the priciest.

Local purchasing power is limited — residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

Workers in Greece earning EUR 50,000 gross take home EUR 2,760/month after tax (33.8% effective rate). See full Greece tax calculator →

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