Athens vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$633	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	664K	1.76M

The cost of living in Athens is 29% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4210th and 2281st ($1287 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 560th and 30th 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	$14.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576