Athens vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$633
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
90
98
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
664K
1.97M

The cost of living in Athens is 31% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4210th and 2189th ($1287 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.6 months in Vienna. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 560th and 45th 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
$14.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$5
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$14916

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898