Athens vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$875
🏠 One person rent
$713
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$255
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
81
61
🏙️ Population
643K
4.5M

The cost of living in Athens is 298% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4184th and 9031st ($1439 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 602nd and 5764th 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
$16.5
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$1762

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289