Athens vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	643K	1.43M

The cost of living in Athens is 38% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4177th and 1380th ($1366 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 658th and 118th 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	$15.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137