Athens vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$616	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	99
🏙️ Population	643K	8.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 61% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4281st and 58th ($1272 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 656th 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	$15.1	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009