Athens vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	643K	4.84M

The cost of living in Athens is 50% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4281st and 745th ($1272 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 656th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sydney

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	Athens	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$17957

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683