Athens vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$616	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	643K	690K

The cost of living in Athens is 60% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4281st and 96th ($1272 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 86th 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 Washington. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 656th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Washington

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	Athens	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$24653

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979