Athens vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$675
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$468
😷 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 235% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4177th and 8957th ($1366 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 26th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 658th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$1751

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311