Athens vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$5638
🏠 One person rent
$722
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$2444
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$4246
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
68
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
643K
875K

The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4184th and 1073rd ($1462 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 918th 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 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Charlotte ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 639th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Charlotte

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Athens Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$24528

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952