Athens vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$616	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	643K	3.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 60% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4281st and 80th ($1272 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 71st 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 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 656th and 58th 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	$15.1	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$28838

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919