Athens real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend
- Average price: $3,481 / m²
- Gross rental yield: 5.52%
- 12-month price change (USD): 2.3%
- Price basis: local-market average
Residential property in Athens averages $3,481 per square metre. In dollar terms the market has barely moved over the last twelve months (+2.3%). That makes it the 31st most expensive of the 70 markets in the set.
What a buyer pays in Athens
The $3,481 figure is a local-market average across all residential property types: a flat in a prime district sits well above it, an older unit on the edge of the market well below. Against the Greece national average of $2,848, Athens carries a 22.2% premium — the gap between this market and the country as a whole.
What it earns
Long-term letting returns about 5.5% gross on the purchase price, 37th of 69 markets by gross yield. Short-term letting is a different business with different costs, but for reference the short-let yield here works out at about 13.7%, on an average daily rate of $92 and 71% occupancy.
How this figure is built
The price figure for Athens comes from the source we judge most reliable for this market. It was last refreshed on 2026-07-23. We rate our confidence in this market’s data high: the underlying series is official and current. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Athens be compared with a country average or another city.
Sources: Spitogatos via rua.gr · en.rua.gr · globalpropertyguide.com · airbtics.com. Snapshot: 2026-07-23.
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