Athens vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$722
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$148
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
50
🏙️ Population
643K
1.01M

The cost of living in Athens is 215% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4184th and 8843rd ($1462 vs $464) 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 0.9 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 639th and 6696th 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
$16.7
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$3118

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379