Athens vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$675	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	72
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	643K	4.43M

The cost of living in Athens is 27% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4177th and 5069th ($1366 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 658th and 5446th 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	$15.3	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045