Athens vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1542
🏠 One person rent	$675	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$1210
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	74
😀 Quality of life	78	68
🏙️ Population	643K	12.3M

The cost of living in Athens is 136% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 4177th and 8023rd ($1366 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Greece and India, respectively. Check Greece vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 2.1 months in Bangalore. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bangalore ranked 1st in India, while ranked 658th and 3393rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Bangalore

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	Athens	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	9.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$2433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$3497

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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 Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373