Athens vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1308
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$2082
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$2324
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	98
😀 Quality of life	81	90
🏙️ Population	643K	1.73M

The cost of living in Athens is 32% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4184th and 1659th ($1439 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Greece and Spain, respectively. Check Greece vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 602nd and 174th 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	$16.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1098
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$2417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	3.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$7636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$5246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$7.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$866
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$16301

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812