Athens vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4699
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1364
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$2194
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$2803
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	73
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	643K	569K

The cost of living in Athens is 37% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4177th and 1463rd ($1366 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 27th in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Hamilton ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 658th and 241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Hamilton

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	Athens	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$17069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$22053

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865