Athens vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$710	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$4549
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	82	94
🏙️ Population	643K	3.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 57% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4155th and 65th ($1436 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 51st in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 611th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Los Angeles

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	Athens	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927