Athens vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$4383
🏠 One person rent
$633
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1834
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$3327
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
664K
979K

The cost of living in Athens is 35% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4210th and 1837th ($1287 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Greece and Sweden, respectively. Check Greece vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 560th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Stockholm

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Athens Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$30.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$7816

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2032
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1650
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1688
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1512
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1348
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1271
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1263
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1210
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1228
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1420
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1276
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1342
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1203
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1345
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1783
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$2283
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1396
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1246
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1480
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1465
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1532
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1483
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1528
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1395
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1265
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1080
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1411
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$893
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1336
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1438
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1261
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1487
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1262
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1382