Athens vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$616
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
643K
9.21M

The cost of living in Athens is 10% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4281st and 4604th ($1272 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 656th and 3470th 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
$15.1
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$9034

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804