Athens vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1189
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	664K	1.14M

The cost of living in Athens is 36% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 4210th and 1780th ($1287 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 54th in Greece and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 560th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Birmingham

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	Athens	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$18689

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673