Athens vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$633	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$6398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	664K	3.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 59% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4210th and 72nd ($1287 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 560th and 34th 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	$14.1	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$31623

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862