Athens vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Athens Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3102
$4082
🏠 One person rent
$610
$896
🏘️ Family rent
$1105
$1556
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$1976
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
89
😀 Quality of life
80
88
🏙️ Population
664K
2.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 27% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4185th and 2267th ($1251 vs $1716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Italy, respectively. Check Greece vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Rome. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 424th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Rome

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Athens Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.74
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$789
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$8281
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.42
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.15
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.1
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10675
$9733

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1075
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1007
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1136
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1194
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1158
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1175
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1123
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$890
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1321
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1653
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1452
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1401
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1160
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1128
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1111
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1058
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$861
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$928
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$943
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1506
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1076
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$958
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$936
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1249
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$918
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1036
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$996
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1211
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$924
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$932
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1197
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$969
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1126
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$564
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$928
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1035
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$482
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$889
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$971

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$869
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1420
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1413
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1169
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1336
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1335
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1133
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1438
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1192
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1226
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$880
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1163
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1112
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1317
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1182
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1093
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1154
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1270
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1241
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1133
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1109
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1216
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1086
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1100
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1071
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1317
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$966
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1604
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1104
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1170
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1299
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1301
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1094
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1234
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1102
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1213
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1397
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1265