1000 euros in 15 years
In 1999, you could buy:
Cigarettes – 400 drachmas
Cheese pie – 100 drachmas
Frappe coffee – 500 drachmas
Basic wage was 170,000 drachmas (498 euros)
In 2015, you can buy:
Cigarettes 3.70 – 4.70 euros
Cheese pie – 1.5 euros
Freddo or frappe – 304 euros
8-9 euros (3,000 drachmas) with the basic wage at 480 euros (163,000 drachmas)
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