Athens vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$713	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$5389
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	81	95
🏙️ Population	643K	8.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 66% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4184th and 4th ($1439 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 New York City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 602nd and 15th 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	$16.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.96
🌊 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	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192