Athens vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Athens	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3581	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$722	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1260	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.1	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$2197
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	643K	2.75M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4184th and 1819th ($1462 vs $2082) 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 1.1 months in Rome. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 639th and 179th 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	$16.7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4084	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13299	$12431

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1663
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1139
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1069
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1199
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1031
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1165
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2084
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1130
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1104
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1010
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1272
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1124
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1900
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1110
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1079
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1320
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1207
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1040
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1068
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1075
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$822
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1013
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1360

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358