Cost of Living Comparison Between Athens and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Athens and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Athens is 0.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 26.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Athens is 1.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 21.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.7 €15.24

$17.6 €15.16

0.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.7 €54

$68.7 €59.2

-8.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.38 €8.94

$13.79 €11.88

-24.73%

Cappuccino

$4.24 €3.65

$2.84 €2.45

49.30%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 €2.04

$2.73 €2.35

-13.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.63 €0.54

$1.98 €1.7

-68.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.65 €4.86

$4.36 €3.75

29.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.92 €5.1

$4.55 €3.92

30.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.92 €1.66

$1.24 €1.07

54.84%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 €1.22

$2.05 €1.77

-31.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.91 €2.5

$1.95 €1.68

49.23%

Eggs

$5.11 €4.4

$3.36 €2.9

52.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.03 €12.94

$18.38 €15.83

-18.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.07 €9.53

$9.81 €8.45

12.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.18 €13.07

$18.81 €16.2

-19.30%

Apples (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.72 €2.34

-15.44%

Banana (1kg)

$2.09 €1.8

$2.34 €2.02

-10.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.52 €1.31

$2.11 €1.81

-27.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.71 €2.34

-15.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.42 €1.22

$2.02 €1.74

-29.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 €1.04

$1.79 €1.54

-32.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 €1.1

$1.5 €1.3

-14.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 €0.87

$0.85 €0.73

18.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.66 €4.87

$6.95 €5.99

-18.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.53 €9.07

$7.08 €6.1

48.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.38 €1.19

50.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.47

$2.32 €2

23.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 €1.18

$2.87 €2.47

-52.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.9 €30.06

$28.74 €24.76

21.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.74 €4.08

$4.59 €3.95

3.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.11 €0.96

$2.06 €1.78

-46.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.68 €15.22

$29.26 €25.2

-39.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.12 €1.83

$1.86 €1.6

13.98%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$29.3K €25.3K

$38.2K €32.9K

-23.13%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.5K €25.4K

$33K €28.4K

-10.73%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$215 €185

$188 €162

14.36%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$27.35 €23.55

$22.39 €19.29

22.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.47 €30.55

$37.41 €32.22

-5.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.4 €48.56

$57.3 €49.37

-1.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$26.62 €22.93

$20.97 €18.06

26.94%

Cinema Ticket

$10.44 €8.99

$11.21 €9.65

-6.87%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$546 €470

$719 €619

-24.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K €9,850

$15.3K €13.2K

-25.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.2 €81.1

$88.6 €76.3

6.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$46.79 €40.3

$37.72 €32.48

24.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €87.7

$102 €88.1

-0.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$121 €104

$117 €101

2.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$654 €564

$1,555 €1,339

-57.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$571 €492

$1,238 €1,067

-53.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,172 €1,009

$2,795 €2,407

-58.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,004 €865

$1,968 €1,695

-49.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,184 €3,604

$6,877 €5,923

-39.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,598 €3,099

$4,715 €4,061

-23.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,225 €1,055

$2,266 €1,952

-45.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.99

3.39

47.20%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Athens: December 1, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: December 1, 2025

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