Athens vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Athens	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3581	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$722	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$1260	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.1	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$3706
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	81	95
🏙️ Population	643K	3.78M

The cost of living in Athens is 36% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4184th and 1275th ($1462 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 639th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Berlin

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	Athens	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4084	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13299	$10963

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474