Athens vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$633	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	72
😀 Quality of life	78	61
🏙️ Population	664K	4.43M

The cost of living in Athens is 42% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4210th and 5921st ($1287 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and South Africa, respectively. Check Greece vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 560th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Johannesburg

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	Athens	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$4829

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952