Athens vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$6031
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1631
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2780
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$4594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	68
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	643K	875K

The cost of living in Athens is 48% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4177th and 574th ($1366 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 508th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 230th 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	$15.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$25869

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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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088