Cost of Living Comparison Between Athens and Charleroi Cost of Living Comparison Between Athens and Charleroi

🙂 Solo nomad: Athens is 1.9% cheaper than Charleroi without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Athens is 2.6% cheaper than Charleroi without rent, and 2.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.7 €15.24

$17.39 €14.98

1.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.7 €54

$64.4 €55.5

-2.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.38 €8.94

$10.86 €9.36

-4.42%

Cappuccino

$4.24 €3.65

$2.83 €2.43

49.82%

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

$2.37 €2.04

$2.92 €2.51

-18.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.63 €0.54

$2.36 €2.03

-73.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.65 €4.86

$2.26 €1.95

150.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.92 €5.1

$2.82 €2.43

109.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.92 €1.66

$1.07 €0.92

79.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 €1.22

$2.64 €2.28

-46.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.91 €2.5

$2.75 €2.37

5.82%

Eggs

$5.11 €4.4

$4.1 €3.53

24.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.03 €12.94

$17.8 €15.33

-15.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.07 €9.53

$12.03 €10.36

-7.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.18 €13.07

$19.63 €16.91

-22.67%

Apples (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.35 €2.02

-2.13%

Banana (1kg)

$2.09 €1.8

$2.34 €2.01

-10.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.52 €1.31

$2.33 €2

-34.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$3.44 €2.96

-33.14%

Potato (1kg)

$1.42 €1.22

$1.13 €0.97

25.66%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 €1.04

$2.45 €2.11

-50.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 €1.1

$1.15 €0.99

11.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 €0.87

$0.67 €0.57

50.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.66 €4.87

$10.85 €9.34

-47.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.53 €9.07

$9.22 €7.94

14.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.77 €1.52

17.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.47

$1.93 €1.67

48.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 €1.18

$3.46 €2.98

-60.40%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.9 €30.06

$33.62 €28.96

3.81%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.74 €4.08

$5.7 €4.91

-16.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.11 €0.96

$1.34 €1.15

-17.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.68 €15.22

$46.51 €40.06

-61.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.12 €1.83

$1.89 €1.63

12.17%

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

$29.3K €25.3K

$31.7K €27.3K

-7.54%

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

$29.5K €25.4K

$32K €27.6K

-8.06%

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

$215 €185

$206 €177

4.61%

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

$27.35 €23.55

$19.04 €16.4

43.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.47 €30.55

$51.4 €44.24

-30.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.4 €48.56

$31.84 €27.42

77.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$26.62 €22.93

$17.17 €14.79

55.04%

Cinema Ticket

$10.44 €8.99

$14.94 €12.87

-30.12%

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

$546 €470

$655 €564

-16.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K €9,850

$13.3K €11.4K

-13.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.2 €81.1

$110 €94.7

-14.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$46.79 €40.3

$49.45 €42.59

-5.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €87.7

$93.1 €80.2

9.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$121 €104

$90.8 €78.2

32.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$654 €564

$705 €607

-7.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$571 €492

$740 €638

-22.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,172 €1,009

$1,328 €1,144

-11.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,004 €865

$1,120 €965

-10.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,184 €3,604

$2,979 €2,565

40.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,598 €3,099

$3,041 €2,619

18.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,225 €1,055

$2,371 €2,042

-48.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.99

3.27

52.60%

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

Last update for Athens: December 1, 2025

Last update for Charleroi: December 2, 2025

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