Athens vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$4489
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	81	100
🏙️ Population	643K	5.35M

The cost of living in Athens is 43% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4184th and 829th ($1439 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 602nd 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	$16.5	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$22313

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132