Athens vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Athens	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3581	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$722	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$1260	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$4089
😷 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 29% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4184th and 1874th ($1462 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1483rd 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 42nd in the United States, while ranked 639th and 170th 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	$16.7	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.9	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4084	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13299	$17470

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1663
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1139
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1069
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1199
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1031
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1165
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2084
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1130
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1104
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1010
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1272
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1124
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1900
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1110
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1079
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1320
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1207
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1040
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1068
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1075
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$822
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1013
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1360

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150