Athens vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$4345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	664K	468K

The cost of living in Athens is 53% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4210th and 304th ($1287 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 560th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Raleigh

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	Athens	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$22084

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857