Athens vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$1400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	90	18
😀 Quality of life	78	61
🏙️ Population	643K	932K

The cost of living in Athens is 20% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4177th and 2853rd ($1366 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 80th in Spain, while ranked 658th and 5147th 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	$15.3	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$6379

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252