Athens vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1155
🏠 One person rent
$713
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$256
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$238
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
76
😀 Quality of life
81
58
🏙️ Population
643K
16.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 201% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4184th and 8770th ($1439 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.5 months in Dhaka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 602nd and 6105th 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
$16.5
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$17
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$2391

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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 Dhaka

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296