Athens vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$616
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
75
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
643K
4.5M

The cost of living in Athens is 215% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4281st and 8948th ($1272 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 24th in Greece and India, respectively. Check Greece vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 656th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Kolkata

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Athens Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$1469

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AthensKolkata

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Athens

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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308