Athens vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$675	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	643K	3.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 57% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4177th and 72nd ($1366 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 47th 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	$15.3	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754