EUR
Greece
Greece's government debt is 145.70 %, ranked 121st of 124. And its take-home pay is $23,947 PPP, the 2nd lowest of 37.
Of 25 fields published for Greece, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
60 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$3,334 PPP/mo
The average employee in Greece earns about $3,334 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$32,412 PPP
Money's value
59.30 %
100 saved in Greece in 2000 buys what 59 buys today — 41 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
26.12 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Greece, about $26 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$3,334 PPP/mo
The average employee in Greece earns about $3,334 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$23,947 PPP
The average job in Greece pays about $23,947 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
3.27 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.27 % works out to roughly €1,465 a month.
House price growth
2.61 %
Real house prices in Greece rose 2.6 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
2.48 %
At 2.5 % a year, prices double in about 29 years if it holds.
Average annual salary
$32,412 PPP
the 3rd lowest of 37
Debt per person
$39,263
ranked 112th of 123
Retirement age (men)
62 years
ranked 7th of 49
Inflation rate
2.48 %
ranked 20th of 123
Median income
$21,905 PPP
ranked 34th of 42
Where Greece sits, field by field
Each dot is Greece’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Government debt145.70 %121 of 124
- Take-home pay$23,947 PPP36 of 37
- Average annual salary$32,412 PPP35 of 37
- Debt per person$39,263112 of 123
- Retirement age (men)62 years7 of 49
- Inflation rate2.48 %20 of 123
- Petrol€2.05/l22 of 27
- Median income$21,905 PPP34 of 42
- Money's value59.30 %24 of 116
- Retirement age (women)62 years11 of 49
- Real policy rate-0.23 %42 of 53
- Unemployment rate8.54 %97 of 124
- Public holidays14 days25 of 104
- Price level60 % of US prices89 of 125
- Mortgage rates3.27 %9 of 25
- Median salary$2,999 PPP/mo28 of 78
- GDP growth2.07 %82 of 127
- Average monthly salary$3,334 PPP/mo34 of 92
- GDP per capita$26,94847 of 127
- Tax on pay26.12 %23 of 37
- Top income tax44.00 %17 of 37
- House price growth2.61 %29 of 54
- Corporate tax22.00 %47 of 96
- Tax wedge39.34 %18 of 36
- Currency-0.71 %36 of 71
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Italy
avg gap 16.8 pp · 25 shared fields
Most separates them: tax wedge — 39.34 % (Greece) vs 45.76 %
Portugal
avg gap 19.1 pp · 25 shared fields
Most separates them: debt per person — $39,263 (Greece) vs $1,815
Slovakia
avg gap 19.3 pp · 25 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 22.00 % (Greece) vs 10.00 %
Croatia
avg gap 20.8 pp · 20 shared fields
Most separates them: petrol — €2.05/l (Greece) vs €1.72/l
| Money's value | 59.30 % | ranked 24th of 116 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 62 years | ranked 11th of 49 | |
| Real policy rate | -0.23 % | ranked 42nd of 53 | |
| Unemployment rate | 8.54 % | ranked 97th of 124 | |
| Public holidays | 14 days | ranked 25th of 104 | |
| Price level | 60 % of US prices | ranked 89th of 125 | |
| Mortgage rates | 3.27 % | ranked 9th of 25 | |
| Median salary | $2,999 PPP/mo | ranked 28th of 78 | |
| GDP growth | 2.07 % | ranked 82nd of 127 | |
| Average monthly salary | $3,334 PPP/mo | ranked 34th of 92 | |
| GDP per capita | $26,948 | ranked 47th of 127 | |
| Tax on pay | 26.12 % | ranked 23rd of 37 | |
| Top income tax | 44.00 % | ranked 17th of 37 | |
| House price growth | 2.61 % | ranked 29th of 54 | |
| Corporate tax | 22.00 % | ranked 47th of 96 | |
| Tax wedge | 39.34 % | ranked 18th of 36 | |
| Currency | -0.71 % | ranked 36th of 71 |
✓ 25 fields published for Greece, every one dated and sourced · 10 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Greece: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, house price growth since 2015, rent, electricity, minimum wage, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 25 figures
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-08-31
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-07
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
What changed
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.72 → -0.71 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.24 → -0.72 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.6 → -0.24 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.45 → -0.6 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.9 → -0.45 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.028 → 2.046 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Mortgage rate (new loans) | 3.26 → 3.27 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.52 → -0.9 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.44 → -0.52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.41 → -0.44 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.21 → -0.41 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.56 → -0.21 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.12 → 0.56 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.27 → 0.12 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.002 → 2.028 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.62 → -0.27 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.64 → 0.62 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.37 → 0.64 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.02 → 0.37 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.91 → -0.02 |