Athens vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$675
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
87
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
643K
1.01M

The cost of living in Athens is 63% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4177th and 13th ($1366 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146