Athens vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$4333
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	86
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	643K	430K

The cost of living in Athens is 41% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4184th and 1017th ($1439 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 602nd and 283rd 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	$16.5	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$26236

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618