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

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 3.6% cheaper than Athens without rent, and 25% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 1.9% more expensive than Athens without rent, and 20.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.12 €14.78

$17.51 €15.11

-2.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.8 €59.4

$64.2 €55.5

7.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.95 €12.05

$10.3 €8.89

35.44%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.33 €3.74

-35.80%

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

$2.78 €2.4

$2.37 €2.04

17.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 €1.69

$0.67 €0.58

192.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$5.75 €4.97

-22.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.71 €4.06

$5.83 €5.03

-19.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.85 €1.6

-32.97%

White Bread (500g)

$2.02 €1.75

$1.42 €1.23

42.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.76 €2.38

-26.81%

Eggs

$3.48 €3

$5.05 €4.36

-31.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.73 €16.17

$15.03 €12.98

24.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.51 €8.21

$10.96 €9.46

-13.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.78 €16.21

$15.37 €13.27

22.19%

Apples (1kg)

$2.73 €2.36

$2.23 €1.93

22.42%

Banana (1kg)

$2.48 €2.14

$2.12 €1.83

16.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.2 €1.9

$1.55 €1.34

41.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.83 €2.44

$2.36 €2.03

19.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 €1.7

$1.43 €1.23

37.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 €1.59

$1.21 €1.04

52.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.51 €1.3

$1.21 €1.05

24.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.79

$1.05 €0.91

-13.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.76 €5.84

$5.8 €5.01

16.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.83 €5.89

$10.02 €8.65

-31.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.37 €1.18

$2.08 €1.8

-34.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2

$2.9 €2.5

-20.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.89 €2.49

$1.36 €1.18

112.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.44 €25.41

$34.88 €30.11

-15.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.58 €3.96

$4.6 €3.97

-0.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.13 €1.84

$1.07 €0.92

99.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.93 €24.98

$17.51 €15.12

65.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.83 €1.58

$2.04 €1.77

-10.29%

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

$38.5K €33.3K

$29.3K €25.3K

31.46%

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

$32.2K €27.8K

$29.7K €25.7K

8.50%

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

$183 €158

$212 €183

-13.77%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$27.51 €23.75

-19.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.65 €31.64

$34.84 €30.08

5.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.5 €50.5

$56 €48.37

4.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.15 €18.26

$26.83 €23.16

-21.17%

Cinema Ticket

$10.88 €9.39

$10.36 €8.95

5.02%

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

$707 €611

$550 €475

28.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.9K €12.8K

$11.1K €9,544

34.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.2 €75.3

$94.2 €81.3

-7.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.04 €31.98

$46.64 €40.27

-20.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 €88.7

$98.9 €85.4

3.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 €101

$122 €105

-4.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,580 €1,364

$653 €564

142.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,223 €1,056

$578 €499

111.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,692 €2,324

$1,197 €1,034

124.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,996 €1,724

$1,011 €873

97.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,329 €5,464

$3,800 €3,281

66.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,674 €4,036

$3,839 €3,315

21.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,114 €1,825

$1,147 €990

84.31%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

4.99

-32.06%

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

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