Athens vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$675	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	72
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	643K	16.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 219% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4177th and 8916th ($1366 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Greece vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 658th and 5968th 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	$15.3	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$1444

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317