Cost of living in Athens 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Athens, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
40.2
60% cheaper than New York
AthensUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 624 EUR $718
1-bed apartment, outside centre 527 EUR $606
3-bed apartment, centre 1,134 EUR $1,304
Room in shared flat 264 EUR $304
Buy price per m2 3,509 EUR $4,035
Living cost excl. rent 837 EUR $963
Typical net salary 1,144 EUR $1,316
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.