Athens vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$713	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$2878
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	81	87
🏙️ Population	643K	574K

The cost of living in Athens is 13% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4184th and 3402nd ($1439 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 116th in Greece and Canada, respectively. Check Greece vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 602nd and 327th 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	$16.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913