Athens vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$710	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$988
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	7
😀 Quality of life	82	66
🏙️ Population	643K	133K

The cost of living in Athens is 9% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4155th and 4439th ($1436 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Maldives, respectively. Check Greece vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Male. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 611th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Male

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	Athens	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$3575

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327