Athens vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$713	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$2928
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	643K	1.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 24% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4184th and 2370th ($1439 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 602nd and 49th 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	$16.5	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828