Athens vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Athens	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3581	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$722	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1260	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.1	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$3005
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	81	96
🏙️ Population	643K	1.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 24% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4184th and 2284th ($1462 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 58th in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 639th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Montreal

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	Athens	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.9	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4084	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13299	$5550

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805