Athens vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$4476
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	84
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	643K	430K

The cost of living in Athens is 40% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4155th and 1095th ($1436 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 611th and 215th 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	$16.2	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$26604

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678