Athens vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$633
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
664K
1.86M

The cost of living in Athens is 12% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4210th and 3564th ($1287 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and Poland, respectively. Check Greece vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 560th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Warsaw

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Athens Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$11854

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385