Period price
0.149 € → 4.30 €
+2,785.9%
Per period wrap, nominal
Numbers & stories
What changed in purchasing power. Comparisons, short stories and charts with their sources.
Updated: Coverage and collection dates
- Price and wage coverage
- Price collection of September 2026, catering CPI to August 2026, minimum wage in force since 1 April 2026
- Latest recorded collection
- 25 September 2026 · Regular
- Dataset and documentation updated
- 10 October 2026
Collection dates describe individual samples, not a new measurement for every year in the series. A documentation update does not necessarily change prices.
Then and now
Choose any two years. Compare the same product unit and wage basis, then take the figures and their context with you.
Period purchasing power
748 → 214
-71.4%
Period gyros / month, approximately
Classic price
0.242 € → 4.30 €
+1,676.9%
Per classic pita gyro, nominal
Minimum wage
111.52 € → 919.72 €
+724.7%
Annual income ÷ 12, nominal
Classic purchasing power
461 → 214
-53.6%
Classic pita gyros / month, approximately
1986 · Sources
Price evidence: D · Interpolated inside the price-control era, or projected outside the documented range
2026 · Sources
Price evidence: B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range
Nominal price and wage changes, without inflation adjustment. Percentage changes use unrounded ratios; displayed counts are rounded. Historical euros use the fixed drachma conversion, not today's purchasing power.
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Gyronomics in pictures
One question, one picture. Four stories from the baseline series, in landscape and portrait layouts. Every download keeps its release, source and explanatory notes.
These are fixed comparisons and do not change with the page’s year selections. Use the page’s EL / EN switch for the other language.
Greece’s minimum wage, measured in gyro wraps
The journey from 1976 to 2026. About 214 classic-equivalent gyros per month in the latest series year.
SVG, source and notes
- Wage basis: annual income ÷ 12, after employee contributions and before income tax.
- Reconstructed prices and modelled portions. Historical payroll assumptions remain under review.
- 2026: provisional. A one-product indicator, not the overall cost of living.
Release: 2026.09.27-payroll-readiness · CC BY 4.0
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Did wages keep pace with the price?
Wage and calculated classic-gyro price, both starting at 2019 = 100. Nominal changes.
SVG, source and notes
- Wage basis: annual income ÷ 12, after employee contributions and before income tax.
- Reconstructed prices and modelled portions. Historical payroll assumptions remain under review.
- 2026: provisional. A one-product indicator, not the overall cost of living.
Release: 2026.09.27-payroll-readiness · CC BY 4.0
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Then and now
2009 → 2026: about 448 → 214 classic-equivalent gyros per month. Change: −52.2%, calculated before rounding.
SVG, source and notes
- Wage basis: annual income ÷ 12, after employee contributions and before income tax.
- Reconstructed prices and modelled portions. Historical payroll assumptions remain under review.
- 2026: provisional. A one-product indicator, not the overall cost of living.
Release: 2026.09.27-payroll-readiness · CC BY 4.0
Immutable image dataset
How is the index calculated?
2026: annual income ÷ 12 = €919.72 per month. Dividing by the calculated classic price of €4.30 gives about 214 classic-equivalent gyros.
SVG, source and notes
- Wage basis: annual income ÷ 12, after employee contributions and before income tax.
- Reconstructed prices and modelled portions. Historical payroll assumptions remain under review.
- 2026: provisional. A one-product indicator, not the overall cost of living.
Release: 2026.09.27-payroll-readiness · CC BY 4.0
Immutable image datasetThe whole journey
Two endpoints do not tell the whole story. Read the intervening years and their evidence grades before drawing conclusions.
All years, values and sources
| Year | Price (€) | Wage (€) | Gyros / month | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.05 | 15.70 | 314 | D · Interpolated inside the price-control era, or projected outside the documented range |
| 1977 | 0.056 | 18.18 | 325 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 1978 | 0.064 | 22.44 | 351 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 1979 | 0.075 | 25.93 | 346 | D · Interpolated inside the price-control era, or projected outside the documented range |
| 1980 | 0.091 | 31.47 | 346 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 1981 | 0.108 | 39.17 | 363 | D · Interpolated inside the price-control era, or projected outside the documented range |
| 1982 | 0.127 | 60.28 | 475 | D · Interpolated inside the price-control era, or projected outside the documented range |
| 1983 | 0.146 | 67.96 | 465 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 1984 | 0.174 | 85.52 | 491 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 1985 | 0.20 | 100.88 | 504 | D · Interpolated inside the price-control era, or projected outside the documented range |
| 1986 | 0.242 | 111.52 | 461 | D · Interpolated inside the price-control era, or projected outside the documented range |
| 1987 | 0.272 | 123.11 | 453 | D · Interpolated inside the price-control era, or projected outside the documented range |
| 1988 | 0.299 | 142.36 | 476 | D · Interpolated inside the price-control era, or projected outside the documented range |
| 1989 | 0.335 | 169.01 | 505 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 1990 | 0.409 | 197.65 | 483 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 1991 | 0.481 | 224.34 | 466 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 1992 | 0.554 | 249.04 | 450 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 1993 | 0.621 | 273.55 | 440 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 1994 | 0.679 | 308.09 | 454 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 1995 | 0.747 | 336.54 | 451 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 1996 | 0.812 | 363.52 | 448 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 1997 | 0.848 | 391.98 | 462 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 1998 | 0.898 | 413.07 | 460 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 1999 | 1.021 | 427.79 | 419 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2000 | 1.114 | 445.94 | 400 | A · Model price anchor; source verification is separate |
| 2001 | 1.179 | 460.66 | 391 | A · Model price anchor; source verification is separate |
| 2002 | 1.23 | 485.19 | 394 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 2003 | 1.28 | 509.60 | 398 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2004 | 1.328 | 535.73 | 403 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2005 | 1.373 | 567.09 | 413 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2006 | 1.427 | 601.72 | 422 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2007 | 1.48 | 634.39 | 429 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2008 | 1.551 | 673.91 | 435 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2009 | 1.591 | 712.17 | 448 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2010 | 1.674 | 724.77 | 433 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2011 | 1.75 | 728.74 | 416 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 2012 | 1.781 | 597.78 | 336 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2013 | 1.769 | 570.94 | 323 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2014 | 1.757 | 574.36 | 327 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2015 | 1.83 | 577.78 | 316 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 2016 | 1.899 | 575.78 | 303 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2017 | 1.969 | 574.36 | 292 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2018 | 1.996 | 574.36 | 288 | C · Interpolated between model anchors |
| 2019 | 2.07 | 632.89 | 306 | A · Model price anchor; source verification is separate |
| 2020 | 2.109 | 640.75 | 304 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 2021 | 2.315 | 651.26 | 281 | A · Model price anchor; source verification is separate |
| 2022 | 2.679 | 698.89 | 261 | A · Model price anchor; source verification is separate |
| 2023 | 2.986 | 766.95 | 257 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
| 2024 | 3.605 | 821.46 | 228 | A · Model price anchor; source verification is separate |
| 2025 | 4.103 | 876.77 | 214 | A · Model price anchor; source verification is separate |
| 2026 | 4.30 | 919.72 | 214 | B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range |
The stories behind the figures
Did wages keep pace with the price?
For your selected comparison (1986 → 2026), purchasing power fell: -53.6%. The result comes from dividing the wage by the reference price. It does not isolate the effects of policy, taxes or business costs.
Change the comparison →Why a classic pita gyro?
The wrap has changed: portion size and ingredients differ across decades. Comparing only the menu price would mix price changes with changes in the product. The classic unit adjusts for composition using a model. Its assumptions belong alongside any long-run comparison.
How the adjustment works →One line, different kinds of evidence
A point on a chart may come from a documented price, a regulated price, an estimate or interpolation. Those are not equally strong observations. The evidence grades describe the price input; they do not certify every assumption in the purchasing-power model. Follow each year's sources before treating a movement as a historical finding.
Read the methodology →The latest picture · 2026
Reference price
4.30 €
Per classic pita gyro
Minimum wage
919.72 €
Annual income ÷ 12, after contributions, before income tax
Purchasing power
214
Classic pita gyros per month, approximately
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The wage basis and qualification belong with the number.
Price evidence: B · Regulated, single-source or an estimate with a range.
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What the figure does not tell us
- It is not a household budget: rent, energy and other expenses are not included.
- The price series combines documented observations, estimates and interpolation. It is not a representative census of every Greek shop.
- The classic pita gyro is a modelled unit for comparing changing portions over time. It is not necessarily the wrap sold by a particular shop.
- A change in the index does not establish its cause. Changes in a sample's median do not by themselves measure inflation at the same shops.
Data, methodology and contact
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