Athens vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$616	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$2780
😷 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 4281st and 1784th ($1272 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 656th and 239th 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	$15.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$21263

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799