Athens vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$6994
🏠 One person rent
$616
$2104
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$3885
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$4040
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
89
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
643K
5.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 58% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4281st and 129th ($1272 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Singapore, respectively. Check Greece vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 656th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Singapore City

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Athens Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$7.6
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$27780

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$759
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$539
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$679
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$703
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$682
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$669
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$604
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$543
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$542
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$529
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$532
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$585
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$714
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$645
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$458
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$670
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$565
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$631
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$883
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$628
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$395
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$695
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$417
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$485
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$430
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$500
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$619
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$458
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$620
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$605