Athens vs Baku - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Baku
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1963
🏠 One person rent
$675
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$582
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$484
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
48
😀 Quality of life
78
59
🏙️ Population
643K
2.3M

The cost of living in Athens is 76% more expensive than in Baku. Cities ranked 4177th and 6540th ($1366 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Azerbaijan, respectively. Check Greece vs Azerbaijan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.6 months in Baku. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Baku ranked 1st in Azerbaijan, while ranked 658th and 5306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Baku

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Athens Baku
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
9.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$6255

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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 Baku

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659