Athens vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$3866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	664K	1.43M

The cost of living in Athens is 42% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4210th and 1242nd ($1287 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1113th 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 1.7 months in San Antonio. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 560th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs San Antonio

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	Athens	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$19044

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108