Athens vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$4112
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	81
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	643K	1.43M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4184th and 1833rd ($1439 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1452nd 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 39th in the United States, while ranked 602nd and 156th 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	$16.5	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$19123

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093