Athens vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$633
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
75
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
664K
4.5M

The cost of living in Athens is 222% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4210th and 8958th ($1287 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 37th in Greece and India, respectively. Check Greece vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 560th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$1360

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318