Athens vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$713
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$3341
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
643K
1.09M

The cost of living in Athens is 26% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4184th and 2200th ($1439 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 19th in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 602nd and 21st 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
$16.5
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$23900

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913