Cost of Living Comparison Between Syros and Athens Cost of Living Comparison Between Syros and Athens

🙂 Solo nomad: Syros is 3.6% cheaper than Athens without rent, and 6.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Syros is 15.6% cheaper than Athens without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.65 €11.79

$17.51 €15.12

-22.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$58.4 €50.4

$63.6 €54.9

-8.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.26 €8.86

$10.52 €9.08

-2.47%

Cappuccino

$3.6 €3.11

$4.43 €3.82

-18.74%

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

$2.29 €1.98

$2.47 €2.14

-7.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 €0.51

$0.67 €0.58

-11.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.9 €5.1

$5.74 €4.95

2.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.74 €4.95

$5.88 €5.08

-2.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.6

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 €1.32

$1.43 €1.23

6.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.64 €2.28

$2.77 €2.39

-4.69%

Eggs

$5 €4.32

$4.95 €4.27

1.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.21 €14.86

$14.69 €12.68

17.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.48 €9.92

$11.22 €9.68

2.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.09 €13.03

$14.82 €12.79

1.82%

Apples (1kg)

$2.32 €2

$2.21 €1.91

4.98%

Banana (1kg)

$2.21 €1.91

$2.13 €1.84

3.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 €1.25

$1.55 €1.34

-6.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.78 €1.54

$2.27 €1.96

-21.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.34 €1.16

$1.4 €1.21

-4.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.58 €1.36

$1.22 €1.06

29.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.9 €0.78

$1.28 €1.1

-29.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 €0.57

$1.06 €0.91

-37.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.24 €4.53

$5.74 €4.96

-8.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.59 €7.42

$10.11 €8.73

-15.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.06 €1.78

$2.02 €1.74

1.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.34 €2.88

$2.86 €2.47

16.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.19 €1.02

$1.43 €1.23

-16.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.6 €40.24

$34.85 €30.09

33.72%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.57 €3.94

$4.73 €4.08

-3.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.06 €0.92

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.96 €5.15

$17.12 €14.78

-65.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.19 €1.89

$2.13 €1.84

2.82%

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

$34.2K €29.5K

$28.4K €24.6K

20.33%

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

$26.5K €22.9K

$30.3K €26.2K

-12.49%

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

$217 €187

$212 €183

2.46%

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

$23.16 €20

$27 €23.31

-14.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.28 €25.28

$34.57 €29.85

-15.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.9 €46.55

$55.7 €48.09

-3.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.86 €19.74

$26.64 €23.01

-14.19%

Cinema Ticket

$9.2 €7.94

$10.35 €8.94

-11.11%

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

$404 €349

$561 €484

-28.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,102 €3,542

$11.3K €9,768

-63.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$99.2 €85.7

$91.7 €79.2

8.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.12 €25.14

$46.59 €40.23

-37.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.8 €77.5

$101 €87.1

-10.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$86.5 €74.7

$122 €106

-29.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$634 €548

$646 €557

-1.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$514 €444

$561 €484

-8.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,023 €883

$1,171 €1,011

-12.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$843 €727

$1,021 €881

-17.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,761 €1,520

$3,887 €3,356

-54.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,615 €1,394

$3,832 €3,309

-57.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$987 €853

$1,216 €1,050

-18.83%

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 Syros: October 29, 2025

Last update for Athens: October 28, 2025

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