Athens vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$4114
😷 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 37% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4281st and 1745th ($1272 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1531st 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 0.9 months in Athens compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 656th and 117th 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	$15.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$16552

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133