City comparison
Cost of living in Stockholm vs Athens
One person needs about €2,233 a month in Stockholm and €1,236 in Athens, rent included — Athens is 45% 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 Stockholm on €3,000, you need
€1,661/ month net
45% less than today (-€1,339)
- Stockholm today
- Basket €2,233 · left over €767 (26%)
- Athens at the matched salary
- Basket €1,236 · left over €425 (26%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 138% over in Athens (adequate) vs 210% in Stockholm. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇸🇪 Stockholm
Queue-based rental market pushes newcomers into pricey sublets.
Monthly budget: €2,233
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 Stockholm or Athens?
On salary, Stockholm pays more for tech roles (€4,700 versus €1,700 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,467 in Stockholm at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,500 in Stockholm against €700 in Athens. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Stockholm at 72 and Athens at 71 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.