Athens vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$722
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$3421
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
643K
548K

The cost of living in Athens is 38% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4184th and 1156th ($1462 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 33rd in Greece and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Greece vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 639th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Manchester

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Athens Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$21096

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862