Athens vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$710
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$544
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
90
5
😀 Quality of life
82
42
🏙️ Population
643K
115K

The cost of living in Athens is 242% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4155th and 8940th ($1436 vs $420) 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 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 611th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289