Athens vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1118
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1805
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$2221
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	643K	1.66M

The cost of living in Athens is 28% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4177th and 2198th ($1366 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Greece and Spain, respectively. Check Greece vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 658th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Barcelona

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	Athens	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$11932

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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 Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581