Athens vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	643K	3.42M

The cost of living in Athens is 29% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4281st and 2443rd ($1272 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Greece and Spain, respectively. Check Greece vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 656th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Madrid

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	Athens	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522