Athens vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$710
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$155
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
82
50
🏙️ Population
643K
1.01M

The cost of living in Athens is 224% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4155th and 8887th ($1436 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Pakistan, respectively. Check Greece vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 611th and 6597th 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
$16.2
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373