Athens vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$3634
🏠 One person rent	$633	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$2921
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	46
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	664K	608K

The cost of living in Athens is 24% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4210th and 2703rd ($1287 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th in Greece and Sweden, respectively. Check Greece vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 560th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Gothenburg

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	Athens	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$3122

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261