Athens vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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