Athens vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$722
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$4093
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
643K
3.94M

The cost of living in Athens is 40% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4184th and 1039th ($1462 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 639th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Dubai

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Athens Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$16876

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492