Athens vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$710	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$370
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	80
😀 Quality of life	82	67
🏙️ Population	643K	11.1M

The cost of living in Athens is 105% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4155th and 7091st ($1436 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Greece and Indonesia, respectively. Check Greece vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 611th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Jakarta

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	Athens	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$8840

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502