Athens vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	90	87
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	643K	518K

The cost of living in Athens is 28% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4281st and 2490th ($1272 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 147th in Greece and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 656th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sheffield

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	Athens	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750