Athens vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$722
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$3654
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
81
96
🏙️ Population
643K
1.09M

The cost of living in Athens is 27% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4184th and 2067th ($1462 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th 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 1st in Germany, while ranked 639th and 15th 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
$16.7
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$22470

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944