Athens vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$4005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	72
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	643K	906K

The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4177th and 1248th ($1366 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1100th 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 Columbus. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Columbus

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	Athens	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$15346

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829