Athens vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$713
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$254
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
79
😀 Quality of life
81
65
🏙️ Population
643K
6.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 252% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4184th and 8947th ($1439 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Greece and India, respectively. Check Greece vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 602nd and 5131st 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
$16.5
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$1792

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259