Athens vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$675	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	643K	5.38M

The cost of living in Athens is 56% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4177th and 6204th ($1366 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Greece and Russia, respectively. Check Greece vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 658th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Saint Petersburg

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	Athens	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525