Athens vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$4857
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1158
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$2113
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$4187
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	77
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	664K	639K

The cost of living in Athens is 35% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4210th and 1843rd ($1287 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 560th and 172nd 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	$14.1	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$16868

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614