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

😐 Solo nomad: Charleroi is 2% more expensive than Athens without rent, and 11.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Charleroi is 2.7% more expensive than Athens without rent, and 2.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.39 €14.98

$17.7 €15.24

-1.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.4 €55.5

$62.7 €54

2.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.86 €9.36

$10.38 €8.94

4.62%

Cappuccino

$2.83 €2.43

$4.24 €3.65

-33.25%

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

$2.92 €2.51

$2.37 €2.04

23.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 €2.03

$0.63 €0.54

274.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.26 €1.95

$5.65 €4.86

-60.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 €2.43

$5.92 €5.1

-52.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 €0.92

$1.92 €1.66

-44.27%

White Bread (500g)

$2.64 €2.28

$1.41 €1.22

87.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.75 €2.37

$2.91 €2.5

-5.50%

Eggs

$4.1 €3.53

$5.11 €4.4

-19.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.8 €15.33

$15.03 €12.94

18.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.03 €10.36

$11.07 €9.53

8.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.63 €16.91

$15.18 €13.07

29.31%

Apples (1kg)

$2.35 €2.02

$2.3 €1.98

2.17%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.01

$2.09 €1.8

11.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 €2

$1.52 €1.31

53.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.44 €2.96

$2.3 €1.98

49.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 €0.97

$1.42 €1.22

-20.42%

Onion (1kg)

$2.45 €2.11

$1.21 €1.04

102.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.15 €0.99

$1.28 €1.1

-10.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 €0.57

$1.01 €0.87

-33.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.85 €9.34

$5.66 €4.87

91.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.22 €7.94

$10.53 €9.07

-12.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 €1.52

$2.08 €1.79

-14.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$2.87 €2.47

-32.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.46 €2.98

$1.37 €1.18

152.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$33.62 €28.96

$34.9 €30.06

-3.67%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.7 €4.91

$4.74 €4.08

20.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.34 €1.15

$1.11 €0.96

20.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$46.51 €40.06

$17.68 €15.22

163.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.89 €1.63

$2.12 €1.83

-10.85%

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

$31.7K €27.3K

$29.3K €25.3K

8.15%

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

$32K €27.6K

$29.5K €25.4K

8.76%

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

$206 €177

$215 €185

-4.41%

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

$19.04 €16.4

$27.35 €23.55

-30.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51.4 €44.24

$35.47 €30.55

44.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.84 €27.42

$56.4 €48.56

-43.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.17 €14.79

$26.62 €22.93

-35.50%

Cinema Ticket

$14.94 €12.87

$10.44 €8.99

43.10%

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

$655 €564

$546 €470

19.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.3K €11.4K

$11.4K €9,850

16.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.7

$94.2 €81.1

16.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.45 €42.59

$46.79 €40.3

5.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$93.1 €80.2

$102 €87.7

-8.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90.8 €78.2

$121 €104

-24.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$705 €607

$654 €564

7.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$740 €638

$571 €492

29.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,328 €1,144

$1,172 €1,009

13.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,120 €965

$1,004 €865

11.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,979 €2,565

$4,184 €3,604

-28.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,041 €2,619

$3,598 €3,099

-15.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,371 €2,042

$1,225 €1,055

93.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.27

4.99

-34.47%

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

Last update for Charleroi: December 2, 2025

Last update for Athens: December 1, 2025

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