Athens vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$713	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$843
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	96
😀 Quality of life	81	75
🏙️ Population	643K	11.5M

The cost of living in Athens is 28% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4184th and 4918th ($1439 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and Brazil, respectively. Check Greece vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 602nd and 1670th 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	$16.5	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$15990

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720