Athens vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$892
🏠 One person rent
$722
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$401
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
643K
4.5M

The cost of living in Athens is 301% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4184th and 9043rd ($1462 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 45th 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 11th in India, while ranked 639th and 5562nd 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
$16.7
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$1886

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Cities near Athens

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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300