Athens vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$5041
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1916
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$4818
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	71
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	664K	888K

The cost of living in Athens is 40% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4210th and 1474th ($1287 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 560th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Indianapolis

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	Athens	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$27248

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798