Athens vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$4454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	75
😀 Quality of life	78	85
🏙️ Population	664K	459K

The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4210th and 1538th ($1287 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1363rd 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 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 560th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Virginia Beach

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	Athens	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$18553

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685