Athens vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Athens	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3581	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$722	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1260	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.1	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$175
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	76
😀 Quality of life	81	57
🏙️ Population	643K	16.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 204% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4184th and 8803rd ($1462 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Greece vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 639th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Dhaka

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	Athens	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4084	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13299	$2100

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307