Athens vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$616
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1880
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
643K
196K

The cost of living in Athens is 30% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4281st and 2354th ($1272 vs $1816) 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 0.9 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 656th and 190th 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
$15.1
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$19505

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640