Athens vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$633	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	664K	8.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 68% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4210th and 6th ($1287 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 560th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs New York City

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	Athens	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$17859

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028