Athens vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2918
🏠 One person rent	$675	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1010
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$1262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	643K	1.69M

The cost of living in Athens is 15% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4177th and 4643rd ($1366 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Hungary, respectively. Check Greece vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 658th and 551st 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	$15.3	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$11060

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090