Athens vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$4896
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$2149
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$3956
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	66
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	643K	2.71M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4155th and 1813th ($1436 vs $2065) 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 0.8 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 611th and 9th 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	$16.2	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$11423

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736