Rents in the neighborhood increased by 36 percent in 5 years: The salary goes to the landlord

Residential rents in Greece's Attica region, which includes Athens, have climbed 36.26% over the past five years, with the average monthly rent for a 70-square-meter apartment in Athens now reaching €770 and hitting as high as €940 in some districts. The surge has intensified cost-of-living pressure on single-person households and lower-income residents, who increasingly see a large share of their wages absorbed by housing costs. The figures underscore how Greece's housing affordability strain has persisted well beyond the country's post-crisis recovery. Policymakers and market watchers will be focused on whether new supply measures or rental-support programs can slow the pace of increases in coming quarters.