Athens vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$616	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	29
😀 Quality of life	78	36
🏙️ Population	643K	159K

The cost of living in Athens is 52% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4281st and 6298th ($1272 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Greece vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 656th and 7365th 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	$15.1	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491