Athens vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$633
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
90
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
664K
9.21M

The cost of living in Athens is 0.1% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4210th and 4206th ($1287 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 8th in Greece and Mexico, respectively. Check Greece vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 560th and 4184th 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
$14.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$10204

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881