Athens vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$713
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$146
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
50
🏙️ Population
643K
1.01M

The cost of living in Athens is 190% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4184th and 8685th ($1439 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and Pakistan, respectively. Check Greece vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 602nd and 6656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Islamabad

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Athens Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$3550

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379