Athens vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$675	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	78
😀 Quality of life	78	66
🏙️ Population	643K	6.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 216% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4177th and 8907th ($1366 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 20th 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 2 months in Chennai. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 658th and 4094th 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	$15.3	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$1425

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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

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287