Athens vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$713
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$863
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
8
😀 Quality of life
81
64
🏙️ Population
643K
133K

The cost of living in Athens is 9% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4184th and 4490th ($1439 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Greece and Maldives, respectively. Check Greece vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Male. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 602nd and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Male

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Athens Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$3305

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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 Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322