City comparison
Cost of living in Porto vs Athens
One person needs about €1,526 a month in Porto and €1,236 in Athens, rent included — Athens is 19% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Athens the way you live in Porto on €3,000, you need
€2,430/ month net
19% less than today (-€570)
- Porto today
- Basket €1,526 · left over €1,474 (49%)
- Athens at the matched salary
- Basket €1,236 · left over €1,194 (49%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 138% over in Athens (adequate) vs 138% in Porto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇵🇹 Porto
Lisbon's cheaper twin: same coast, same fibre, noticeably lower rent.
Monthly budget: €1,526
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇬🇷 Athens
Cheapest euro-zone big city here, with the widest gap between local pay and expat pay.
Monthly budget: €1,236
Sources: ELSTAT + Eurostat, HICP & household budget survey (2025) · 164 community reports
Should you move to Porto or Athens?
On salary, Porto pays more for tech roles (€2,100 versus €1,700 a month), so the money left over after costs is €574 in Porto at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,000 in Porto against €700 in Athens. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Porto at 82 and Athens at 71 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.