Athens vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$4362
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	82
😀 Quality of life	81	89
🏙️ Population	643K	468K

The cost of living in Athens is 36% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4184th and 1363rd ($1439 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 602nd and 219th 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	$16.5	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729