Athens vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	643K	468K

The cost of living in Athens is 45% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4177th and 806th ($1366 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 719th 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 Raleigh. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 202nd 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	$15.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753