Apartment prices in Greece have gone up every year since 2018, and by 2026 the useful question about the capital is no longer whether it is cheap. It is what a given budget still buys. A current selection of Athens real estate for sale with prices holds 578 listings, from studios at about €110,000 to a penthouse in Varkiza at €7.5 million, and 317 of them are on the Athenian Riviera, the stretch of coast south of the centre. Grouping them by budget shows the market more clearly than any average.
According to the Bank of Greece, apartment prices in Athens rose by 5.0% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, after an average increase of 6.6% across 2025. Nationally, flats up to five years old gained 6.2% and older ones 5.0%. Growth has slowed after the double-digit years of 2022 and 2023, but the direction has not changed.
Continue reading “Athens real estate prices in 2026: four budgets and what each buys”
