Athens vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$675	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	99
🏙️ Population	643K	8.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 60% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4177th and 37th ($1366 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Greece and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in London. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 658th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs London

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	Athens	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$25830

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055