Athens vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$675	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	77
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	643K	10.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 81% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4177th and 6641st ($1366 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 658th and 4600th 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	$15.3	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$9494

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549