Athens vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$710	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$1116
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	82	71
🏙️ Population	643K	5.65M

The cost of living in Athens is 48% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4155th and 5813th ($1436 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 611th and 3397th 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	$16.2	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$10534

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566