Athens vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$4874
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$3458
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	82	91
🏙️ Population	643K	196K

The cost of living in Athens is 29% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4155th and 1913th ($1436 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Belgium, respectively. Check Greece vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 611th and 165th 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	$16.2	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$22658

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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 Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818