Athens vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	71
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	643K	888K

The cost of living in Athens is 42% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4281st and 1378th ($1272 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 656th and 191st 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	$15.1	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$27149

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890