Athens vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$5088
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1375
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2305
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$4221
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	643K	586K

The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 4177th and 1330th ($1366 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Baltimore ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 658th and 121st 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	$15.3	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$66.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$5.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$78.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$2078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$85.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$91.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$17290

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955