Athens vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	78	99
🏙️ Population	643K	4.84M

The cost of living in Athens is 51% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4177th and 312th ($1366 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Australia, respectively. Check Greece vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 658th and 4th 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	$15.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754