Athens vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$633
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
664K
12.5M

The cost of living in Athens is 26% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4210th and 5167th ($1287 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and Russia, respectively. Check Greece vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 560th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Moscow

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Athens Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$10868

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517