Athens vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$675	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	39
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	643K	549K

The cost of living in Athens is 24% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4177th and 2544th ($1366 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 95th 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 Quebec City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 658th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Quebec City

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	Athens	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751