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The pita gyro in 2019

Gyro price, net minimum wage and purchasing power for 2019, with its calculation and sources. Visitor reports are shown separately for comparison.

Index · classic gyros / month

306

Using the model's product rescaling

Wage · monthly equivalent

632.89 €

in 2026 prices: 775.28 €

Gross minimum by month: Jan €586.08, Feb-Dec €650. Year mean €644.67. After contributions, before income tax. Annual income divided by 12, using 14 payments throughout the series. Wage and contributions are twelve-month means. Purchasing power in classic gyros.

Minimum Wage: payments, contributions and the reconstruction comparison

The same wage, two comparisons

Period gyros

Price per gyro
2.30 €
With the net minimum wage / month
275

Series range: 2.07 € – 2.53 €

The wrap of the period, at the historical series price. The price may be documented or estimated, as explained in the year’s sources.

Range from price bounds: 250–306 period gyros/month

How is it calculated?

Base series · period gyros/month · scenario start 1998

632.89 € ÷ 2.30 € ≈ 275 period gyros/month

After contributions, before income tax. Annual income divided by 12, using 14 payments throughout the series. Wage and contributions are twelve-month means. Purchasing power in period gyros.

The quotient is rounded to a whole number.

Only the price varies within its published bounds. Wage and composition stay fixed. This is neither a total uncertainty range nor a statistical confidence interval. Bounds come from the model's selected percentage band.

Soft anchor

The price blends the CPI path with the anchor input, is constrained by its range and is rounded to menu-price steps. The input does not directly replace the final price.

3 sources, rescaled to the reference basket: athina984 EUR 2.75 -> EUR 2.55 (26%) · regions2019 EUR 2.61 -> EUR 2.61 (39%) · iefimerida EUR 2.00 -> EUR 2.00 (35%). Weighted mean EUR 2.36.

Anchors used by the calculation: 2019

The era view applies no meat-weight or composition rescaling to a classic product.

What do the sources support?

A: Model price anchor; source verification is separate

Categories describe how the price enters the model. They do not certify original-source verification, representative sampling or historical product composition.

Price, date, place, compositionOriginal sources for the yearFrom source to price
Selected-series data · 2026.10.10-monthly-bulletin

Classic gyros

Price per gyro
2.070 €
With the net minimum wage / month
306

Rescaled to a common reference product with 88 g of gyro meat and fries. A calculated price, not a second observed shop price.

Range from price bounds: 278–340 classic gyros/month

How is it calculated?

Base series · classic gyros/month · scenario start 1998

632.89 € ÷ 2.070 € ≈ 306 classic gyros/month

After contributions, before income tax. Annual income divided by 12, using 14 payments throughout the series. Wage and contributions are twelve-month means. Purchasing power in classic gyros.

The quotient is rounded to a whole number.

Only the price varies within its published bounds. Wage and composition stay fixed. This is neither a total uncertainty range nor a statistical confidence interval. Bounds come from the model's selected percentage band.

Soft anchor

The price blends the CPI path with the anchor input, is constrained by its range and is rounded to menu-price steps. The input does not directly replace the final price.

3 sources, rescaled to the reference basket: athina984 EUR 2.75 -> EUR 2.55 (26%) · regions2019 EUR 2.61 -> EUR 2.61 (39%) · iefimerida EUR 2.00 -> EUR 2.00 (35%). Weighted mean EUR 2.36.

Anchors used by the calculation: 2019

Product rescaling

2.30 € × 0.900 ≈ 2.070 €

Model / reference grams:
102 / 88
Meat-component weight:
70%
Fries input in the composition component:
100%
Non-meat base / meat-component cap:
0.65 / 1.35

Historical meat weights and changes in composition are model assumptions, not a series of market measurements. The assumed peak and decline in portion size need verification. The present-day weight defines the reference product. The era price refers to the wrap sold at the time; the classic price and weight-adjusted index depend on these assumptions.

What do the sources support?

A: Model price anchor; source verification is separate

Categories describe how the price enters the model. They do not certify original-source verification, representative sampling or historical product composition.

Price, date, place, compositionOriginal sources for the yearFrom source to price
Selected-series data · 2026.10.10-monthly-bulletin

Both prices are expressed in money of the same year. Classic rescaling adjusts composition, not inflation.

What does the comparison assume?

Historical meat weights and changes in composition are model assumptions, not a series of market measurements. The assumed peak and decline in portion size need verification. The present-day weight defines the reference product. The era price refers to the wrap sold at the time; the classic price and weight-adjusted index depend on these assumptions.

Compare 2019 with another year

Period and classic gyro prices, wage and purchasing power, with downloadable image and CSV.

Compare: 2019 → 2026

Which findings hold up?

We combine 2 wage bases, 4 historical-price choices and 7 composition specifications across 50 completed years, 1976–2025.

Counts are not probabilities. Payroll reconstruction remains under review. Portion scenarios are not measurements; geography and sale channel stay fixed.

Period gyros

8 distinct combinations. Portion assumptions do not affect this measure.

2019 rank: 41–41 out of 50 years.

Rank one is the highest purchasing power. Published baseline: rank 41.

Minimum–maximum across cases: ≈275–277 per month.

Extremes of the selected specifications, not an uncertainty interval. Ranks precede rounding of displayed counts.

2019 remains below 1976 in every selected case.

Separate and joint peak tests
Peak years by test family
VaryCasesPeak years
Prices only41982, 1984
Wage only21982
Composition only11982
Joint81982, 1984

Separate tests keep other assumptions at the published baseline. Groups overlap and must not be added together.

One example combination for each peak year

  • 1982: Published income · Published baseline
  • 1984: Published income · Without the 1983 price

Classic equivalents

56 distinct combinations.

2019 rank: 40–41 out of 50 years.

Rank one is the highest purchasing power. Published baseline: rank 41.

Minimum–maximum across cases: ≈261–345 per month.

Extremes of the selected specifications, not an uncertainty interval. Ranks precede rounding of displayed counts.

The 1976–2019 comparison depends on the assumptions.

Separate and joint peak tests
Peak years by test family
VaryCasesPeak years
Prices only41985, 1989
Wage only21989
Composition only71982, 1985, 1989
Joint561982, 1984, 1985, 1989

Separate tests keep other assumptions at the published baseline. Groups overlap and must not be added together.

One example combination for each peak year

  • 1982: Published income · Published baseline · Reference meat weight in every year
  • 1984: Published income · Without the 1983 price · Reference meat weight in every year
  • 1985: Published income · Published baseline · Historical meat -20%
  • 1989: Published income · Published baseline · Baseline composition
Specifications and how to verify the result

Wage

  • Published income
  • Payroll reconstruction under review

Price

  • Published baseline
  • Without the 1983 price
  • Without the 1984 price
  • Without either price

Composition

  • Baseline composition
  • Historical meat -20%
  • Historical meat +20%
  • Reference meat weight in every year
  • Meat value share 50%
  • Meat value share 90%
  • No non-meat composition gap

JSON includes parameters, inputs, public citations and every case by year. CSV contains the same calculations. With Node 24, the standalone program checks the arithmetic without packages, network or private repository access. Arithmetic reproduction does not certify historical sources.

node reproduce-joint-v1.mjs joint-robustness-2026-09-14.json
JSONCSVReproduction program

joint-robustness-v1 · 2026.09.26-mean-wage-source

Source and product testsWage-basis evidence

Where this figure comes from

Soft anchor. The price blends the CPI path with the anchor input, is constrained by its range and is rounded to menu-price steps. The input does not directly replace the final price.

Catering CPI projection: 2.25 € (2018) × (1 + 0.4%) = 2.26 €. Blend of the year's evidence 2.36 € (Athina 9.84: 26.1%, Wrap prices by region, from catering trade associations: 39.1%, iefimerida.gr / ANA-MPA: 34.8%). Projection weighted 50% and evidence 50%: 2.31 €. Range of the sources 1.90 € - 3.00 €. No fall below 2.25 €. Menu-price step 0.05 €: 2.30 €.

The era price is an input or calculation in the series. Comparison in classic gyros adds assumptions about weight and composition.

What the sources supportFollow the price calculation
AModel price anchor; source verification is separateFries includedSkewer (estimate): 1.20 €

Categories describe how the price enters the model. They do not certify original-source verification, representative sampling or historical product composition.

Detailed evidence and calculation

What is supported for this year

We examine price, date, place and product composition separately. Evidence for the price does not establish historical meat weights.

The detailed year review is pending. This does not mean no sources exist.

Price
Sources and the calculation are shown below. A separate review of these dimensions has not yet been completed for this year.
Date
A separate check of publication date and observation date has not yet been completed here.
Geography
A separate review of geographical coverage and adjustments has not yet been completed here.
Composition
Historical meat weights and changes in composition are model assumptions, not a series of market measurements. The assumed peak and decline in portion size need verification. The present-day weight defines the reference product. The era price refers to the wrap sold at the time; the classic price and weight-adjusted index depend on these assumptions.
See sources for this year

From source to series price

A source entry is not always the final price. These are the inputs retained by the model, without implying fresh verification of the original.

  1. 1. Amount before rescaling

    2.75 €

    The recorded original amount before any rescaling. It may be a regulated ceiling or composite input, not an individual purchase.

  2. 2. Model input

    2.36 €

    3 sources, rescaled to the reference basket: athina984 EUR 2.75 -> EUR 2.55 (26%) · regions2019 EUR 2.61 -> EUR 2.61 (39%) · iefimerida EUR 2.00 -> EUR 2.00 (35%). Weighted mean EUR 2.36.

  3. 3. Period price in the series

    2.30 €

    The final price used for period purchasing power. Classic composition rescaling is a separate subsequent step.

In some years an anchor constrains the range rather than replacing the calculated price. Historical amounts use the fixed drachma-to-euro conversion, without inflation adjustment.

Dates and references for each observation

  • Αθήνα 9,84 (16.5.2019) - «Οι πρώτες αυξήσεις στα σουβλατζίδικα»

    Published: 2019-05-16

    Observation period: May 2019, recent price increases

    The “after” prices in May 2019: Kallithea 2.60, Pagrati 3.00, Ampelokipoi 2.80, Zografou 2.70 EUR. A contemporaneous record, unlike the retrospective “about EUR 2” claims for 2019.

    • Geography: ÷1.08

      Geographic-level assumption with a linear transition by year. Not a same-shop measurement against a national sample; changing the factor also changes growth rates.

    Specific publication

  • Επαγγελματικές ενώσεις εστίασης έξι περιοχών (Απρίλιος 2019)

    Published: Not established

    Observation period: Not separately recorded

    Average of six regions (Apr 2019): Thessaloniki 2.40-2.80, Patras 2.30-2.50, Chania 2.30-2.50, Kozani 2.70-2.80, Volos 2.80-3.00, Corfu 2.40-2.80 EUR.

      No specific publication has been mapped to this observation.

    • iefimerida.gr - «Σουβλάκι: Πού έχει φτάσει η τιμή του τυλιχτού - Πόσο αυξήθηκε από το 2019»

      Published: Not established

      Observation period: Not separately recorded

      “In 2019 the wrapped souvlaki was about EUR 2” - a national reference, not a single shop. A rounded retrospective figure, so it is treated as a EUR 1.90-2.25 range.

        No specific publication has been mapped to this observation.

      Sources and limitations for this year

      How the number is produced

      Every figure with the formula that produces it and its source. Nothing is written by hand.

      The wage

      Gross, per payment
      644.67 €
      Employee contributions
      15.85%
      Net, per payment
      netPerPayment = gross × (1 − contributionRate)542.47 €
      Payments per year
      14
      Net, on a 12-month basis
      netEur = netPerPayment × payments ÷ 12632.89 €

      WSI Minimum Wage Database - Greece (Hans-Böckler-Stiftung)

      The price

      Price(soft model anchor)
      2.30 €
      Uncertainty range(−10.00% / +10.00%)
      2.070 € - 2.530 €
      Method
      sticky-catering-cpi-with-soft-anchor

      Wrap prices by region, from catering trade associations

      From projection to price

      2018 price
      2.25 €
      Catering CPI projection
      projected = previousPrice × (1 + rate ÷ 100)2.26 €
      Evidence blend(Athina 9.84: 26.1%, Wrap prices by region, from catering trade associations: 39.1%, iefimerida.gr / ANA-MPA: 34.8%)
      2.36 €
      Evidence weight
      50.0%
      Weighted mean
      2.31 €
      Range of the sources
      1.90 € - 3.00 €
      No-fall floor
      2.25 €
      Menu-price step
      0.05 €
      Series price
      2.30 €

      price = round(max(clamp((1 − w) × projected + w × anchor, softMin, softMax), floor) ÷ step) × step

      The index

      Index
      index = round(netSalary / pitaPrice)275
      Change vs previous year
      +20
      In the hypothetical scenario(general)
      515
      Wage in today's prices
      real = net × (CPI_2026 / CPI_year)775.28 €

      How to cite it

      3 sources, rescaled to the reference basket: athina984 EUR 2.75 -> EUR 2.55 (26%) · regions2019 EUR 2.61 -> EUR 2.61 (39%) · iefimerida EUR 2.00 -> EUR 2.00 (35%). Weighted mean EUR 2.36.

      Rescaling scenario: Base series (anchors, estimates and derived prices)

      Sources for this year

      Citations

      Reproduce this calculationWrapped pita gyro

      3 sources, rescaled to the reference basket: athina984 EUR 2.75 -> EUR 2.55 (26%) · regions2019 EUR 2.61 -> EUR 2.61 (39%) · iefimerida EUR 2.00 -> EUR 2.00 (35%). Weighted mean EUR 2.36.

      Evidence and open questions

      Menus, reports and regulations document contemporary prices and specifications. Market prices remain distinct from regulated prices. Open questions and hypothetical comparisons do not automatically change the index.

      View sources, comparisons and limitations

      Menu with conflicting dates

      Το Αυθεντικό Σπιτικό · Λεβαδείας 1, Γουδή

      Cover year: 2019 · Archive caption: 2020-04

      Pork-gyro pita with tzatziki: €2.80

      The cover says MENU 2019, while the archive caption says April 2020. The pork-gyro pita includes tzatziki according to the description. The sandwich column is a different product and does not replace the pita. Effective date, weight and recipe continuity are unknown. No annual model price is assigned.

      The same document appears under both years. It is not two observations.

      The same shop in two menus

      Ο Στέλιος · Αγνώστου Στρατιώτου 40, Πολίχνη

      Charcoal gyro sandwich. The meat type is not explicitly specified.

      2023-05

      • Base price: €3.50
      • Spread extra: €0.30
      • With spread: €3.80
      • Gyro portion: €8.00

      The leaflet advertises a 10% online-order discount. It is not applied to this list-price comparison.

      Change between the two menus: base price +29.63% · with spread +26.67% · portion +14.29%.

      The 2019 menu is excluded from the change calculation because its price-increase stamp does not specify affected items.

      The menus share a name, address and nominal product. Meat type, weight, recipe and ownership continuity are unverified. Dates follow archive captions. We compare printed prices before offers, not verified transaction prices. Portion-price changes do not measure quantity changes. This is neither an annual rate nor a representative city sample.

      Research comparison; the model is unchanged.

      Candidate source review

      These menus were reviewed as potential sources for historical regional prices. They do not identify the legacy inputs and are not used in the model. Dates come from archive captions, not verified effective dates.

      Ο Στέλιος

      Printed price, effective charge unknown

      Printed price: €3.00 · Spread extra: €0.30

      The sandwich column lists charcoal gyro without an explicit meat type. A stamp announces increases on some items without identifying them. The effective price is unverified. The leaflet lists multiple outlets. Matching price and area does not identify the legacy input.

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