Athens vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$675	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	30
😀 Quality of life	78	36
🏙️ Population	643K	159K

The cost of living in Athens is 64% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4177th and 6315th ($1366 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Greece and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Greece vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 658th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Praia

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	Athens	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$3052

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495