Athens vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$675	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$5811
😷 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 56% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4177th and 93rd ($1366 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 74th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 41st 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	$15.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948