Athens vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$633	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	664K	2.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 24% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4210th and 2685th ($1287 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 560th and 230th 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	$14.1	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$9800

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229