Athens vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$675	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	97
🏙️ Population	643K	8.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 66% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4177th and 5th ($1366 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 1.4 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 658th and 13th 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	$15.3	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108