Athens vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$616
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$3148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
643K
1.09M

The cost of living in Athens is 27% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4281st and 2551st ($1272 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 24th in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 656th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Cologne

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Athens Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$15595

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772