Athens vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$710
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$3987
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
60
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
643K
246K

The cost of living in Athens is 22% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4155th and 2519th ($1436 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1889th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 611th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Louisville

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Athens Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$15931

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017