Athens vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	80
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	643K	737K

The cost of living in Athens is 53% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4177th and 206th ($1366 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Seattle

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	Athens	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263