Athens vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1902
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$3394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	643K	1.14M

The cost of living in Athens is 33% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 4177th and 1731st ($1366 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 658th and 32nd 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	$15.3	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$6.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$19729

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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 Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755