Athens vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$675	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	90	5
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	643K	115K

The cost of living in Athens is 253% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4177th and 9013th ($1366 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 658th and 6232nd 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	$15.3	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$691

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284