Athens vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$713
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$148
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
29
😀 Quality of life
81
47
🏙️ Population
643K
846K

The cost of living in Athens is 240% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4184th and 8916th ($1439 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and Nepal, respectively. Check Greece vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 602nd and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Kathmandu

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Athens Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$4078

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339