Athens vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$722
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
81
45
🏙️ Population
643K
115K

The cost of living in Athens is 255% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4184th and 8957th ($1462 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Greece and Bhutan, respectively. Check Greece vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 639th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Thimphu

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Athens Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285