Athens vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$5331
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$2342
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$3970
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	97
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	643K	586K

The cost of living in Athens is 38% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 4155th and 1219th ($1436 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Baltimore ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 611th and 128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Baltimore

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	Athens	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$2831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$1977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$7.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$122
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$1287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$19353

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066