Athens vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	643K	5.03M

The cost of living in Athens is 43% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4177th and 923rd ($1366 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 658th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Melbourne

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	Athens	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$21306

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913