Athens vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2881
🏠 One person rent	$675	$646
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1162
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$936
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	50
😀 Quality of life	78	70
🏙️ Population	643K	1.2M

The cost of living in Athens is 14% more expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 4177th and 4593rd ($1366 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Serbia, respectively. Check Greece vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.8 months in Belgrade. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 658th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Belgrade

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	Athens	Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$728
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$4307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$9.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$7.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$7527

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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 Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$658
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$737
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$707
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$697
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$835
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$687
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$695
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$797
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$860
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$890
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$668
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$761
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$743
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$640
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$743
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$593
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$521
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$635
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$780
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$851
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1046
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$697
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$953
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$661
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1053
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$802
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$712
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$705
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$849
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$745