Athens vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$4908
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$3509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
643K
1.31M

The cost of living in Athens is 36% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4177th and 1473rd ($1366 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 28th in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 658th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$19196

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871