Athens vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	664K	2.14M

The cost of living in Athens is 44% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4210th and 1068th ($1287 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Perth. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 560th and 10th 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	$14.1	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$12548

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693