Athens vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$675	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	643K	11.5M

The cost of living in Athens is 35% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4177th and 5616th ($1366 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Brazil, respectively. Check Greece vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 658th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sao Paulo

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	Athens	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629