Athens vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	83
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	643K	430K

The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4177th and 1228th ($1366 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1082nd 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 months in Minneapolis. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Minneapolis

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	Athens	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$27084

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640