Athens vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$713
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$2255
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
81
88
🏙️ Population
643K
1.35M

The cost of living in Athens is 38% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4184th and 1228th ($1439 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and Italy, respectively. Check Greece vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1 months in Milan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 602nd and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Milan

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Athens Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$19884

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653