Athens vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$616
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
28
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
643K
846K

The cost of living in Athens is 204% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4281st and 8918th ($1272 vs $419) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 656th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361