Athens vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$722
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1697
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
81
81
🏙️ Population
643K
1.69M

The cost of living in Athens is 0.5% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4184th and 4163rd ($1462 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Hungary, respectively. Check Greece vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 639th and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Budapest

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Athens Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$15168

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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 Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196