Athens vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$633	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	50
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	664K	1.02M

The cost of living in Athens is 41% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4210th and 1355th ($1287 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 560th and 117th 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	$14.1	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$21213

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874