Athens vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$3927
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	643K	2.14M

The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4155th and 1191st ($1436 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 611th and 12th 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	$16.2	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$13377

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736