Athens vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
50
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
643K
1.02M

The cost of living in Athens is 39% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4177th and 1290th ($1366 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 23rd 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 Ottawa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 658th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Ottawa

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Athens Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$5.89
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884