Athens vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$713	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$4720
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	81	97
🏙️ Population	643K	8.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 61% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4184th and 28th ($1439 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in London. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 602nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs London

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	Athens	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$25686

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178