Athens vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2834
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
90
98
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
643K
1.97M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4177th and 1964th ($1366 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Austria, respectively. Check Greece vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 658th and 48th 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
$15.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$15069

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898