Athens vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Athens | Gothenburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Athens is 21% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4155th and 2645th ($1436 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 611th and 68th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Athens
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.6 km or 2.2 mi |  Kallithea | |
| 4 km or 2.5 mi | Nea Smyrni | |
| 5 km or 3.1 mi | Peristeri | |
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi | Palaio Faliro | |
| 6.5 km or 4 mi | Nea Filadelfeia | |
| 6.7 km or 4.2 mi | Nea Ionia | |
| 7.3 km or 4.5 mi | Piraeus | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Nikaia | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Argyroupoli | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Glyfada | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Kifissia | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Voula | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Aspropyrgos | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Eleusis | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Salamina | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Chalcis | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Corinth | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Tripoli | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Lamia | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Mykonos | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Volos | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Patras | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Kalamata | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Agrinio | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Chios | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Larissa | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Karditsa | |
| 231 km or 143 mi | Santorini | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Trikala | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Mytilene | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Katerini | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Chania | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rethymno | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Thessaloniki | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Izmir | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Kozani | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Ioannina | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Kusadasi | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Veria | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Crete |
Cities near Gothenburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8 km or 1.7 mi |  Molndal | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Boras | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Varberg | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Trollhattan | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Uddevalla | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Vanersborg | |
| 90 km or 56 mi |  Frederikshavn | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Halmstad | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Jonkoping | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Varnamo | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Skovde | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Aalborg | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Ljungby | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Mariestad | |
| 164 km or 102 mi |  Halden | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Angelholm | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Randers | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Fredrikstad | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Sarpsborg | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Helsingor | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Vetlanda | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Helsingborg | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Vaxjo | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Larvik | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Sandefjord | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Hillerod | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Hassleholm | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Aarhus | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Horsholm | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Tonsberg | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Landskrona | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Viborg | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Arendal | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Karlstad | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Moss | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Porsgrunn | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Horten | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Gentofte | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Skien | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Arvika |