Athens vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$710	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$2731
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	38
😀 Quality of life	82	88
🏙️ Population	643K	549K

The cost of living in Athens is 12% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4155th and 3402nd ($1436 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 611th and 300th 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	$16.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$6103

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763