Athens vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$616	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$274
😷 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 196% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4281st and 8899th ($1272 vs $430) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 656th and 5971st 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	$15.1	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$1681

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314