Athens vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$616
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1154
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$753
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
89
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
643K
5.68M

The cost of living in Athens is 35% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 4281st and 5822nd ($1272 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 0.8 months in Bangkok. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 656th and 1221st 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
$15.1
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$853
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$5781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$2619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$13301

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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 Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650