Athens vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$710	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$2945
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	643K	1.8M

The cost of living in Athens is 25% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4155th and 2306th ($1436 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 52nd 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 4th in Canada, while ranked 611th and 46th 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	$16.2	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$4789

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811