Athens vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$616	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	38
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	643K	549K

The cost of living in Athens is 23% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4281st and 2883rd ($1272 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 656th and 310th 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	$15.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$6012

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732