Athens vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1263
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$3099
🏠 One person rent
$722
$566
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1683
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
643K
975K

The cost of living in Athens is 16% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 4184th and 4647th ($1462 vs $1263) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 26th in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chiba ranked 38th in Japan, while ranked 639th and 943rd 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
$16.7
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$427
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1190
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$4698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$74.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$64.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$15473

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051