Athens vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$3985
🏠 One person rent	$633	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1693
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$2362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	664K	3.28M

The cost of living in Athens is 25% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4210th and 2577th ($1287 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Greece and Spain, respectively. Check Greece vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Madrid. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 560th and 121st 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	$14.1	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1118
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	2.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$9474

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1377
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1572
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1492
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1298
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1282
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1303
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1139
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1187
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1207
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$973
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$932
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1127
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1140
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1109
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$983
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1137
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1241
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1142
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$902
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1260
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1206
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1283
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1096
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$987
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$963
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1056
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1210
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$807
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1214
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1437