City comparison
Cost of living in Split vs Athens
One person needs about €1,337 a month in Split and €1,236 in Athens, rent included — Athens is 8% 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 Split on €3,000, you need
€2,773/ month net
8% less than today (-€227)
- Split today
- Basket €1,337 · left over €1,663 (55%)
- Athens at the matched salary
- Basket €1,236 · left over €1,537 (55%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 138% over in Athens (adequate) vs 142% in Split. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 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 Split or Athens?
On salary, Split pays more for tech roles (€1,900 versus €1,700 a month), so the money left over after costs is €563 in Split at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €780 in Split against €700 in Athens. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Split at 74 and Athens at 71 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.