Athens vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$633	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	90	5
😀 Quality of life	78	36
🏙️ Population	664K	79.2K

The cost of living in Athens is 185% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4210th and 8761st ($1287 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Greece and Bhutan, respectively. Check Greece vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 560th and 7674th 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	$14.1	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$701

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288