Athens vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	643K	2.14M

The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4281st and 1654th ($1272 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 Perth. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 656th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Perth

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	Athens	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$11252

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645