Athens vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$633
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1953
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$3532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
664K
1.31M

The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4210th and 1526th ($1287 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 560th and 66th 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
$14.1
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$5.56
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$21983

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722