Athens vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Athens	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$2116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3581	$4761
🏠 One person rent	$722	$1285
🏘️ Family rent	$1260	$2102
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$515
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$2516
😷 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 31% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4184th and 1722nd ($1462 vs $2116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 1.2 months in Barcelona. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 639th and 205th 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	$16.7	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.9	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$1395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$1073
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$2392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4084	$7050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$3.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$7.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$73
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$777
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13299	$16675

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1663
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1139
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1069
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1199
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1031
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1165
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2084
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1130
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1104
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1010
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1272
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1124
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1900
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1110
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1079
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1320
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1207
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1040
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1068
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1075
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$822
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1013
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1360

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797