Athens vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$710
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$321
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
82
65
🏙️ Population
643K
6.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 228% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4155th and 8898th ($1436 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 17th in Greece and India, respectively. Check Greece vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 611th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Chennai

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Athens Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$1729

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286