Athens vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	643K	2.15M

The cost of living in Athens is 42% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4177th and 998th ($1366 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and France, respectively. Check Greece vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 658th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Paris

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	Athens	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395