Greece
How much home does a salary buy in Athens?
In Athens, the average net yearly salary buys 9.8 m² of apartment. A 60 m² flat costs 6.1 full years of salary, rank 9 of 53 in Europe.
Price per m²€1,498Ministry of National Economy and Finance (GSIS/AADE), Μητρώο Αξιών Μεταβιβάσεων Ακινήτων (Registry of Property Transfer Values), annual file 2025; median computed in data/research/gr-registry.json (series, variant basic) · median, declared (transaction contract price declared to the tax authority), 2025 (calendar year, contracts 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-30)
Average net wage€1,228e-EFKA, mjesečna statistika zaposlenosti (ΑΠΔ), tablica IV.8, Atika; neto po OECD Taxing Wages · mean, region, 2025
Years of pay for 60 m²6.1
m² per year of pay9.8 m²
C Data quality: Weaker basis, use with care · Price and wage: 2025 · Rank in Europe: 9 of 53
Prices and wages in Athens, 2021–2026
Price and wage are from the same year. Empty cells mean the official figure is not published (yet).
| Year | Price €/m² | Net wage €/month | Years of pay for 60 m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021. | €924 | €1,041 | 4.4 |
| 2022. | €1,076 | €1,085 | 5.0 |
| 2023. | €1,301 | €1,141 | 5.7 |
| 2024. | €1,314 | €1,189 | 5.5 |
| 2025. | €1,498 | €1,228 | 6.1 |
| 2026. | €1,635 | – | – |
Years of salary for 60 m² in Athens, by job
Job wages are estimates: the local average net wage × the job's pay ratio in that country (Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, broad occupation groups). Nurse = health associate professionals.
| City average | €1,228 | 6.1 salaries |
| Nurse | €1,094 | 6.8 salaries |
| Teacher | €1,272 | 5.9 salaries |
| IT specialist | €1,884 | 4.0 salaries |
| Shop worker | €966 | 7.8 salaries |
| Builder | €1,131 | 6.6 salaries |
Other cities
| Marseille France | 6 of 53 | 5.7 salaries |
| Manchester United Kingdom | 7 of 53 | 5.9 salaries |
| Osijek Croatia | 8 of 53 | 6.1 salaries |
| Bucharest Romania | 10 of 53 | 6.1 salaries |
| Rome Italy | 11 of 53 | 6.3 salaries |
| Rotterdam Netherlands | 12 of 53 | 6.3 salaries |