Athens vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	84
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	643K	430K

The cost of living in Athens is 45% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4281st and 1145th ($1272 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1045th 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 months in Minneapolis. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 656th and 237th 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	$15.1	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682