Athens vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	77
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	643K	639K

The cost of living in Athens is 38% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4281st and 1678th ($1272 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 656th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Detroit

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	Athens	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$16893

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527