Athens vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$722
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1028
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
643K
9.21M

The cost of living in Athens is 2% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4184th and 4274th ($1462 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Greece and Mexico, respectively. Check Greece vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 639th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Mexico City

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Athens Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$11420

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023