Athens vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$675	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	46
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	643K	608K

The cost of living in Athens is 21% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4177th and 2792nd ($1366 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 658th and 81st 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	$15.3	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$3801

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267