Athens vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$3093
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	53
😀 Quality of life	81	90
🏙️ Population	643K	1.31M

The cost of living in Athens is 31% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4184th and 1759th ($1439 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 602nd and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Calgary

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	Athens	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$15881

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872