Athens vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$675	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	643K	2.75M

The cost of living in Athens is 22% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4177th and 2722nd ($1366 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Greece and Italy, respectively. Check Greece vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 658th and 294th 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	$15.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262