Athens vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$722
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$3705
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
81
94
🏙️ Population
643K
2.03M

The cost of living in Athens is 34% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4184th and 1464th ($1462 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Austria, respectively. Check Greece vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 639th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Vienna

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Athens Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$6.44
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$28817

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989