Athens vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$616
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$3700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
87
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
643K
776K

The cost of living in Athens is 36% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4281st and 1863rd ($1272 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 656th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Frankfurt

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Athens Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$14496

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595