Athens vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$3945
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	56
😀 Quality of life	81	87
🏙️ Population	643K	950K

The cost of living in Athens is 34% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4184th and 1499th ($1439 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 602nd and 325th 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	$16.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$11918

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863