Athens vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$5974
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1613
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$3016
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$5652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	66
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	643K	962K

The cost of living in Athens is 45% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 4177th and 812th ($1366 vs $2473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 724th in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 2.3 months in Austin. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Austin ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Austin

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	Athens	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$4136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$4709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$21741

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299