Athens vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Athens | Edinburgh | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4177th and 1263rd ($1366 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 34th in Greece and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Kingdom comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 658th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Athens vs Edinburgh
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| Athens | Edinburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Athens
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.6 km or 2.2 mi |  Kallithea | |
| 4 km or 2.5 mi | Nea Smyrni | |
| 5 km or 3.1 mi | Peristeri | |
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi | Palaio Faliro | |
| 6.5 km or 4 mi | Nea Filadelfeia | |
| 6.7 km or 4.2 mi | Nea Ionia | |
| 7.3 km or 4.5 mi | Piraeus | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Nikaia | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Argyroupoli | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Glyfada | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Kifissia | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Voula | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Aspropyrgos | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Eleusis | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Salamina | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Chalcis | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Corinth | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Tripoli | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Lamia | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Mykonos | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Volos | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Patras | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Kalamata | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Agrinio | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Chios | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Larissa | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Karditsa | |
| 231 km or 143 mi | Santorini | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Trikala | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Mytilene | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Katerini | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Chania | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rethymno | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Thessaloniki | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Izmir | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Kozani | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Ioannina | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Kusadasi | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Veria | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Crete |
Cities near Edinburgh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kirkcaldy | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Livingston | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alloa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Stirling | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Perth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hamilton | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Dundee | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Glasgow | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Paisley | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Greenock | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Irvine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dumfries | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Ayr | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Carlisle | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Gateshead | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Tynemouth | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Jarrow | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | South Shields | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Washington | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sunderland | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Durham | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Bishop Auckland | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Inverness | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Hartlepool | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Elgin | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Darlington | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Stockton-on-Tees | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Middlesbrough | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Morecambe | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bangor | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Lancaster | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Douglas | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Newtownabbey |