Athens vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	56
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	643K	950K

The cost of living in Athens is 46% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4281st and 1022nd ($1272 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 935th 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 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 656th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Jacksonville

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	Athens	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$11096

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897