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Athens vs
Montreal
Cost-of-living comparison and salary equivalence. Enter your current salary to see what you'd need to earn to live equally well.
To keep the same standard of living in Montreal, CA, you'd need
$99,065 / year
Montreal, CA is 32% more expensive overall
Category breakdown (Montreal, CA vs Athens, GR)
- Housing+42%
- Food & groceries+36%
- Transport+45%
- Utilities-2%
- Healthcare+23%
- Goods & services+31%
◎ How Athens, GR and Montreal, CA compare
Index vs the US average — the line marks 100. Lower is cheaper.
▤ Full comparison
| Athens, GR | Montreal, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | ||
| Overall cost index | 75 | 99 |
| Housing | 72 | 102 |
| Food | 78 | 106 |
| Transport | 55 | 80 |
| Utilities | 100 | 98 |
| Healthcare | 65 | 80 |
| Goods & services | 80 | 105 |
| Housing | ||
| Rent, 1-bed centre | $750/mo | $1,150/mo |
| Rent, 1-bed outside | $550/mo | $900/mo |
| Rent, 3-bed centre | $1,400/mo | $2,200/mo |
| Buy price / m² centre | $2,800 | $5,500 |
| Money & purchasing power | ||
| $1,000 goes as far as | $1,335 | $1,011 |
| Inexpensive meal | $13 | $18 |
| Monthly transit pass | $30 | $70 |
| Taxes | ||
| Income tax (top rate) | 44% | 33% |
| VAT / sales tax | 24% | 5% |
| Corporate tax | 22% | 26.5% |
| Economy & salaries | ||
| Avg net salary | $1,000/mo | $3,300/mo |
| Minimum wage | $850/mo | $1,900/mo |
| GDP per capita | $23,565 | $55,698 |
| Inflation (annual) | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| Work & digital nomad | ||
| Digital-nomad visa | Yes | Yes |
| English proficiency | Moderate | High |
| Coworking spaces | 35 | 50 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Quality of life | ||
| Safety index | 62 | 72 |
| Healthcare index | 65 | 78 |
| Pollution index | 55 | 35 |
| Internet speed | 100 Mbps | 180 Mbps |
| Walkability | 75 | 78 |
| Public transport | 72 | 78 |
| Family-friendly | 62 | 74 |
| Tap water | Safe to drink | Safe to drink |
| Life expectancy | 82 yr | 82 yr |
| LGBTQ+ acceptance | Moderate | High |
| Climate | ||
| January avg | +10 °C | -9 °C |
| July avg | +28 °C | +21 °C |
| Sunny days / year | 250 | 160 |
| Rainfall / year | 400 mm | 1,000 mm |
| Connectivity | ||
| Flight to nearest hub | 2 h | 2 h |
Taxes & Economy & salaries: Greece vs Canada. Estimates use approximate cost-of-living indices (US average = 100) and are for general guidance only.
Good to know before you move to Athens
Ancient ruins, Mediterranean sun and a coastline on the doorstep — the cheapest of the big Western-European capitals, with a golden visa and a 50% tax break drawing nomads. Grittier than the postcard, and warming fast.
- Currency
- Euro (€ EUR)
- Languages
- Greek
- Time zone
- UTC+2
- Internet
- 100 Mbps
- English
- Fairly common
- Safety
- 62/100
- Climate
- ❄ 10°C · ☀ 28°C · 250 sunny days/yr
- Tap water
- Safe to drink
- Power
- F · 230V
- Driving
- Right-hand side
- Popular areas
- Koukaki · Kolonaki · Exarchia · Glyfada
Good to know before you move to Montreal
A bilingual, European-flavoured metropolis and the most affordable of Canada's big cities — rents well below Toronto or Vancouver, a huge festival and food culture, and cheap universities. The catch is the long, brutally cold winter and Quebec's French-first bureaucracy.
- Currency
- Canadian dollar ($ CAD)
- Languages
- English, French
- Time zone
- UTC-5
- Internet
- 180 Mbps
- English
- Widely spoken
- Safety
- 72/100
- Climate
- ❄ -9°C · ☀ 21°C · 160 sunny days/yr
- Tap water
- Safe to drink
- Power
- A/B · 120V
- Driving
- Right-hand side
- Popular areas
- Plateau-Mont-Royal · Mile End · Griffintown · Rosemont
Plan your move to Athens
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Plan your move to Montreal
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? Frequently asked questions
Moving from Athens to Montreal: cheaper or more expensive?
Moving from Athens to Montreal, your cost of living will be roughly 32% more expensive. Montreal’s cost-of-living index is 99 versus 75 for Athens (US = 100). Use the salary tool above to see the income you’d need to keep the same lifestyle.
Is Athens cheaper than Montreal?
Montreal is about 32% more expensive than Athens overall — its cost-of-living index is 99 versus 75 for Athens.
How much do you need to earn in Montreal to live like in Athens?
To keep the same standard of living, a $75,000 salary in Athens is worth about $99,065 in Montreal. Enter your own figure in the calculator above.
Which has lower taxes, Athens or Montreal?
Canada has the lower top income-tax rate — 33% versus 44% in Greece.
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Estimates use approximate cost-of-living indices (US average = 100) and are for general guidance only.