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Greek households spent an average of 21,842.40 euros on purchases in 2025, or 1,820.20 euros a month, up 5.5% from 20,694.48 euros in 2024, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) 2025 Household Budget Survey. Adjusted for inflation, which stood at 2.59%, real spending rose 2.9%, an increase of 611.93 euros. Even so, average annual household expenditure remains 12% below its 2008 level.

The median household spends more than 1,414.60 euros a month, meaning half of all households exceed that figure. Per-person spending reached 9,225.12 euros, an increase of 484.92 euros over the previous year’s 8,740.20 euros.

Housing weighs heavily on renters, who devote an average of 23.4% of their monthly budget to shelter, with rent alone accounting for 17.3%.

The survey highlights sharp disparities across income groups. Food, nonalcoholic beverages, and housing absorb 54.4% of spending among the poorest fifth of the population, compared with 34.5% among the wealthiest fifth. Equivalized spending by the top 20% is 5.78 times that of the bottom 20%, up from 5.68 in 2024. When imputed expenditures are included in final consumption, the ratio narrows to 4.52, compared with 4.38 a year earlier. The gap also widened in 2025, as the wealthiest households increased their spending by 6.4%, while the poorest raised theirs by 4.5%.

Geography plays a role as well. Attica recorded the highest average annual expenditure while Central Greece posted the lowest.

Household composition and employment status produce equally striking contrasts. People aged 65 and over who live alone spend 45.6% of the national monthly average, whereas couples with two children aged 16 or younger spend 149.8%. Households headed by someone who is unemployed or economically inactive spend 68.6% of the average, while those headed by self-employed individuals with employees spend 217.9%.

Age matters, too. Households headed by people aged 35 to 44 are the biggest spenders, at 133.3% of the national average, little changed from 133.6% in 2024. At the other end of the scale, households headed by people aged 75 and over spend just 55.6% of the average, down from 58.5% the previous year.