Athens vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3327
🏠 One person rent
$675
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
643K
975K

The cost of living in Athens is 10% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 4177th and 4480th ($1366 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 37th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chiba ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 658th and 814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Chiba

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Athens Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1057
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
2.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$5029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$25.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$12540

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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 Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033