Cost of Living Comparison Between Athens and Rhodes Cost of Living Comparison Between Athens and Rhodes

🙂 Solo nomad: Athens is 8.5% cheaper than Rhodes without rent, and 4.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Athens is 9.5% cheaper than Rhodes without rent, and 0.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.51 €15.12

$17.1 €14.77

2.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.6 €54.9

$65.4 €56.5

-2.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.52 €9.08

$9.89 €8.54

6.37%

Cappuccino

$4.43 €3.82

$4.29 €3.71

3.26%

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

$2.47 €2.14

$2.45 €2.11

0.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 €0.58

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.74 €4.95

$5.74 €4.96

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.88 €5.08

$4.57 €3.94

28.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.6

$2.27 €1.96

-18.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.43 €1.23

$2.06 €1.78

-30.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$5.19 €4.48

-46.63%

Eggs

$4.95 €4.27

$5.97 €5.15

-17.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.69 €12.68

$18.06 €15.59

-18.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.22 €9.68

$16.8 €14.5

-33.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.82 €12.79

$16.1 €13.9

-7.95%

Apples (1kg)

$2.21 €1.91

$2.36 €2.04

-6.36%

Banana (1kg)

$2.13 €1.84

$1.99 €1.72

7.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.48 €1.28

4.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$2.52 €2.18

-9.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.4 €1.21

$1.93 €1.67

-27.46%

Onion (1kg)

$1.22 €1.06

$2.13 €1.84

-42.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 €1.1

$1.33 €1.15

-3.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 €0.91

$0.77 €0.66

37.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.74 €4.96

$5.44 €4.7

5.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.11 €8.73

$7.7 €6.65

31.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.57 €2.22

-21.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.86 €2.47

$2.69 €2.32

6.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 €1.23

$2.36 €2.04

-39.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.85 €30.09

$92.5 €79.9

-62.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.73 €4.08

$4.75 €4.1

-0.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.06 €0.92

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.12 €14.78

$11.36 €9.8

50.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.15 €1.86

-0.93%

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

$28.4K €24.6K

$35K €30.2K

-18.74%

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

$30.3K €26.2K

$26.2K €22.6K

15.96%

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

$212 €183

$173 €150

22.23%

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

$27 €23.31

$21.23 €18.33

27.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.57 €29.85

$28.86 €24.92

19.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.7 €48.09

$59.8 €51.6

-6.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$26.64 €23.01

$11.6 €10.02

129.66%

Cinema Ticket

$10.35 €8.94

$9.24 €7.98

12.01%

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

$561 €484

$397 €343

41.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.3K €9,768

$5,980 €5,163

89.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$91.7 €79.2

$173 €149

-46.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$46.59 €40.23

$43.74 €37.76

6.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 €87.1

$111 €95.7

-8.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 €106

$175 €151

-30.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$646 €557

$575 €496

12.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$561 €484

$419 €362

33.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,171 €1,011

$993 €857

17.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,021 €881

$681 €588

49.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,887 €3,356

$3,481 €3,006

11.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,832 €3,309

$2,099 €1,813

82.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,216 €1,050

$1,347 €1,163

-9.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.99

4.7

6.17%

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

Last update for Athens: October 28, 2025

Last update for Rhodes: October 29, 2025

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