Athens vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Athens	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3581	$2622
🏠 One person rent	$722	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1260	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.1	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$594
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	91	89
😀 Quality of life	81	73
🏙️ Population	643K	5.68M

The cost of living in Athens is 42% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 4184th and 5467th ($1462 vs $1027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Thailand, respectively. Check Greece vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.6 months in Bangkok. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 639th and 2647th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Bangkok

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	Athens	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.9	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1114
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$99.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4084	$6568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$3204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13299	$15512

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1663
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1139
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1069
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1199
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1031
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1165
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2084
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1130
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1104
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1010
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1272
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1124
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1900
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1110
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1079
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1320
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1207
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1040
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1068
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1075
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$822
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1013
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1360

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592