Athens vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$616	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	643K	6.21M

The cost of living in Athens is 39% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4281st and 5954th ($1272 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Brazil, respectively. Check Greece vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 656th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Athens	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562