Athens vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$713	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$4482
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	643K	3.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 58% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4184th and 62nd ($1439 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 602nd and 50th 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	$16.5	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$23685

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000