Athens vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	90	77
😀 Quality of life	78	84
🏙️ Population	643K	936K

The cost of living in Athens is 33% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4177th and 1770th ($1366 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Greece and Israel, respectively. Check Greece vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 658th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Jerusalem

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	Athens	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$11066

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671