Its average “basket” has a lower price compared to other European countries. Supermarket in Greece the phenomenon, however, is mainly due to the fact that in Greece most vegetables and fruits are cheaper and in general products which are sold in bulk. On the other hand, packed series food and others home stuff, such as detergents, are more expensive in Greece than in other European countries, even without VAT. In particular, according to studies conducted by the Research Institute. Retail trade in consumer goods (IELKA) in 45 product categories it follows that “basket” in Greece it costs €184.50 and the second-cheapest “basket” in Portugal costs €185.2.

It is worth noting that the difference with the most expensive ‘basket’ among the IELKAs surveyed, the ‘basket’ in France, is 33.60 euros, which is small when considering the difference in GDP per capita between Greece and France.

From the analytical data of the study, it follows that in Greece such products as onions (1.19 euros / kg), apples (1.82 euros / kg), more expensive in France (2.88 euros / kg), frozen fish (10 .98 euros). /kg) and fresh beef (11.67 EUR/kg).

At significantly higher prices, consumers in Greece buy flour (€1.82/kg), with our country second only to the UK (€1.99/kg), soft drinks such as cola, with Greece being the most expensive country. among six countries (2.19 euros for a 1.5-liter package), although there is also the domestic production of the main “player” in this category, dishwashing detergents (2.15 euros) and, of course, washing powders (9.31 euros, in second place after France with 12.22 euros for a pack of 39-44 scoops).

For one of the most basic foodstuffs, milk, Greece ranks second at an average price of 1.74 euros/liter after Italy (1.95 euros/liter), while at a much higher level compared to other countries, seed oil sold in the domestic market. supermarkets (4.45 euros / liter), and the most expensive country is France (4.22 euros / liter).

And if someone claims that vegetable oil and many detergents are imported and therefore expensive, then this cannot be said about eggs. Thus, in Greece, the average price of six eggs is, according to IELKA, 3.01 euros, which is the highest among the six countries studied. In fact, the price in Greece is the highest even excluding VAT (€2.66 in Greece) and the next most expensive country where eggs are not subject to VAT is the UK (€2.56).

Despite the liberalization of the sale of baby milk from supermarkets a few years ago, parents in Greece pay much more for it than in other Europeans (15.38 euros for 500 g), while in the UK it costs only 9.66 euros.