Athens vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	78	97
🏙️ Population	643K	644K

The cost of living in Athens is 45% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4281st and 1085th ($1272 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Denmark, respectively. Check Greece vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 656th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Copenhagen

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	Athens	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452