Cost of Living Comparison Between Paros and Athens Cost of Living Comparison Between Paros and Athens

🙂 Solo nomad: Paros is 10.9% cheaper than Athens without rent, and 0.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Paros is 5.1% more expensive than Athens without rent, and 4.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.71 €11.83

$17.51 €15.12

-21.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$58.7 €50.7

$63.6 €54.9

-7.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.44 €9.88

$10.52 €9.08

8.75%

Cappuccino

$3.97 €3.42

$4.43 €3.82

-10.38%

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

$1.97 €1.7

$2.47 €2.14

-20.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 €0.48

$0.67 €0.58

-16.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$5.74 €4.95

-1.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.95 €5.14

$5.88 €5.08

1.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 €1.47

$1.86 €1.6

-8.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 €1.31

$1.43 €1.23

6.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.74 €2.36

$2.77 €2.39

-1.08%

Eggs

$5.15 €4.45

$4.95 €4.27

4.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.38 €14.14

$14.69 €12.68

11.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.63 €10.04

$11.22 €9.68

3.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.44 €12.47

$14.82 €12.79

-2.56%

Apples (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.21 €1.91

4.07%

Banana (1kg)

$2.2 €1.9

$2.13 €1.84

3.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 €1.31

$1.55 €1.34

-2.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.81 €1.56

$2.27 €1.96

-20.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 €1.12

$1.4 €1.21

-7.14%

Onion (1kg)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.22 €1.06

1.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 €0.81

$1.28 €1.1

-26.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.7 €0.61

$1.06 €0.91

-33.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.21 €4.5

$5.74 €4.96

-9.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.52 €8.22

$10.11 €8.73

-5.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 €1.87

$2.02 €1.74

6.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.86 €2.47

-40.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.25 €1.94

$1.43 €1.23

57.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$69.2 €59.8

$34.85 €30.09

98.59%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.72 €4.08

$4.73 €4.08

-0.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.06 €0.92

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.46 €9.9

$17.12 €14.78

-33.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.13 €1.84

-0.94%

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

$21.9K €18.9K

$28.4K €24.6K

-23.11%

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

$26.3K €22.7K

$30.3K €26.2K

-13.44%

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

$161 €139

$212 €183

-24.10%

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

$22.78 €19.67

$27 €23.31

-15.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.87 €31.83

$34.57 €29.85

6.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.06 €30.27

$55.7 €48.09

-37.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$68.2 €58.9

$26.64 €23.01

156.08%

Cinema Ticket

$9.42 €8.13

$10.35 €8.94

-8.99%

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

$423 €365

$561 €484

-24.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,147 €3,580

$11.3K €9,768

-63.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$99.8 €86.2

$91.7 €79.2

8.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.9 €27.54

$46.59 €40.23

-31.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80 €69.1

$101 €87.1

-20.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 €98.3

$122 €106

-6.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$784 €677

$646 €557

21.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$717 €619

$561 €484

27.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,414 €1,221

$1,171 €1,011

20.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,315 €1,136

$1,021 €881

28.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.9K €9,426

$3,887 €3,356

180.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$8,869 €7,657

$3,832 €3,309

131.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,126 €972

$1,216 €1,050

-7.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.44

4.99

-11.02%

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

Last update for Paros: October 29, 2025

Last update for Athens: October 28, 2025

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