Athens vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Athens	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3581	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$722	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$1260	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.1	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$4258
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	66
😀 Quality of life	81	98
🏙️ Population	643K	2.71M

The cost of living in Athens is 36% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4184th and 1349th ($1462 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 639th and 3rd 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	$16.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.9	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4084	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13299	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894