Athens vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$3480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	643K	629K

The cost of living in Athens is 27% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4177th and 2278th ($1366 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 18th in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 658th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Dusseldorf

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	Athens	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$22103

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851