Athens vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$1379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	90	18
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	664K	932K

The cost of living in Athens is 22% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4210th and 2824th ($1287 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th in Greece and Spain, respectively. Check Greece vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tenerife ranked 74th in Spain, while ranked 560th and 5100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Tenerife

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	Athens	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$6126

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1624
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1499
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1327
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$536
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1044
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1009
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1047
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1048
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1046
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$516
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$533
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$508
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$625
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$470
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$609
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$503
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$826
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$437
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$627
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$574
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$717
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$533
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$618
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$520
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$424
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1416
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1251
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1332
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1392
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2218
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1318
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1494
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1328