Athens vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$616	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$3006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	78
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	643K	676K

The cost of living in Athens is 30% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 4281st and 2353rd ($1272 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Finland, respectively. Check Greece vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 656th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Helsinki

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	Athens	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$9361

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045