Athens vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4321
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1832
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$3121
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	90	87
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	643K	518K

The cost of living in Athens is 24% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4177th and 2462nd ($1366 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 167th 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 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 658th and 127th 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	$15.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$9922

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1449
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1383
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1805
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1652
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1788
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1898
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$2098
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1722
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1987
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1877
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1780
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1670
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2137
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1817
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1944
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1776
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1936
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1910
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1894
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1849
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1638
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1592
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1804
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1742
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1852
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1930
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1893
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1493
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1845
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1552
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2069
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1855