Athens vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$713	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$3638
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	49
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	643K	1.02M

The cost of living in Athens is 32% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4184th and 1688th ($1439 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 602nd and 141st 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	$16.5	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875