Athens vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$4894
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1166
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$3313
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	96
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	643K	196K

The cost of living in Athens is 29% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4184th and 1939th ($1439 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and Belgium, respectively. Check Greece vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 602nd and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Brussels

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	Athens	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$19621

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834