Athens vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
643K
1.08M

The cost of living in Athens is 26% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4177th and 2308th ($1366 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 19th in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 658th and 16th 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
$15.3
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$16860

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861