Athens vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$633	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	664K	8.91M

The cost of living in Athens is 61% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4210th and 38th ($1287 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in London. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 560th and 5th 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	$14.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$25471

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908