Athens vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$633
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
664K
1.36M

The cost of living in Athens is 16% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4210th and 3308th ($1287 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Greece vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 560th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Prague

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Athens Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$11372

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002