Athens vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$1533
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	90	18
😀 Quality of life	82	66
🏙️ Population	643K	955K

The cost of living in Athens is 16% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4155th and 3094th ($1436 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.9 months in Tenerife. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 611th and 5034th 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	$16.2	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$6640

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401