Athens vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$675	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	643K	1.76M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4177th and 2002nd ($1366 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 54th in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 658th and 60th 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	$15.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$6957

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610