Athens vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$4188
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	81	100
🏙️ Population	643K	5.45M

The cost of living in Athens is 49% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4184th and 370th ($1439 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 602nd 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	$16.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863