Athens vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$5438
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1384
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$2466
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$3915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	664K	644K

The cost of living in Athens is 46% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4210th and 872nd ($1287 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and Denmark, respectively. Check Greece vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 560th and 9th 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	$14.1	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$8976

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329