Athens vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$722
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$214
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
29
😀 Quality of life
81
51
🏙️ Population
643K
846K

The cost of living in Athens is 255% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4184th and 8958th ($1462 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 639th and 6657th 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
$16.7
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$3536

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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

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360