Athens vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$4943
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$3604
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	66
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	664K	2.36M

The cost of living in Athens is 45% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4210th and 930th ($1287 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 560th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Brisbane

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	Athens	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$7.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$8728

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693