Athens vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$633	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	78
😀 Quality of life	78	68
🏙️ Population	664K	10.3M

The cost of living in Athens is 196% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4210th and 8842nd ($1287 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 19th 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 560th and 3676th 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	$14.1	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$1681

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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

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325