Cost of Living Comparison Between Colchester and Athens Cost of Living Comparison Between Colchester and Athens

🙂 Solo nomad: Colchester is 9.4% cheaper than Athens without rent, and 25.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Colchester is 18% more expensive than Athens without rent, and 27% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.73 £15.69

$17.23 €14.84

20.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.5 £70.8

$64.1 €55.2

45.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.69 £8.09

$10.51 €9.05

1.71%

Cappuccino

$4.65 £3.52

$4.35 €3.75

6.90%

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

$1.55 £1.18

$2.42 €2.08

-35.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.06 £0.8

$0.66 €0.57

60.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.94 £5.26

$5.9 €5.08

17.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.14 £4.65

$5.64 €4.85

8.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 £1.25

$1.94 €1.67

-14.95%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 £0.97

$1.36 €1.17

-5.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 £1.32

$2.75 €2.37

-36.73%

Eggs

$3.71 £2.81

$5.15 €4.43

-27.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.1 £6.13

$15.11 €13.01

-46.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.22 £6.22

$11.08 €9.54

-25.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.37 £10.12

$14.83 €12.77

-9.84%

Apples (1kg)

$3 £2.27

$2.24 €1.93

33.93%

Banana (1kg)

$1.24 £0.94

$2.13 €1.83

-41.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.9 £2.2

$1.5 €1.29

93.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.69 £2.03

$2.39 €2.06

12.55%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 £0.99

$1.41 €1.22

-7.80%

Onion (1kg)

$1.45 £1.09

$1.17 €1

23.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.3 £0.98

$1.24 €1.06

4.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.17 £0.89

$1.01 €0.87

15.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$18.34 £13.88

$5.84 €5.03

214.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.94 £8.28

$10.33 €8.9

5.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 £1.98

$2.03 €1.75

29.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 £1.91

$2.99 €2.58

-15.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.31 £2.51

$1.35 €1.17

145.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$79.7 £60.4

$35 €30.15

127.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.05 £4.58

$4.5 €3.88

34.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.55 £1.17

$1.11 €0.95

39.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$24.75 £18.74

$17.7 €15.25

39.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.94 £1.47

$2.07 €1.79

-6.28%

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

$38.5K £29.2K

$29K €25K

32.84%

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

$40.4K £30.6K

$30.3K €26.1K

33.31%

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

$251 £190

$214 €184

17.49%

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

$14.11 £10.68

$27.76 €23.91

-49.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.44 £26.83

$35.3 €30.4

0.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.04 £31.83

$56.5 €48.67

-25.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.99 £8.32

$26.08 €22.46

-57.86%

Cinema Ticket

$18.35 £13.89

$10.5 €9.05

74.76%

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

$1,357 £1,027

$558 €480

143.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$22.7K £17.2K

$11.3K €9,713

101.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.8 £54.3

$92.8 €79.9

-22.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.92 £23.41

$47.94 €41.29

-35.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.9 £67.3

$102 €87.7

-12.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$100 £75.8

$124 €106

-19.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,129 £855

$650 €560

73.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,048 £793

$564 €485

85.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,672 £1,266

$1,184 €1,020

41.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,813 £1,373

$1,032 €889

75.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,931 £2,976

$3,795 €3,268

3.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,792 £2,113

$3,756 €3,235

-25.67%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,757 £2,087

$1,210 €1,042

127.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.45

4.99

9.22%

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

Last update for Colchester: November 22, 2025

Last update for Athens: November 25, 2025

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