Athens vs Goyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Goyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2839
🏠 One person rent
$675
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$998
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
643K
1.06M

The cost of living in Athens is 36% more expensive than in Goyang. Cities ranked 4177th and 5635th ($1366 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 45th in Greece and South Korea, respectively. Check Greece vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Goyang. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Goyang ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 658th and 1309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Goyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$10447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$6461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$27104

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Gimpo
$966
17 km or 10 mi Seoul
$1461
18 km or 11 mi Bucheon
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Paju
$1020
20 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Uijeongbu
$936
23 km or 15 mi Yangju
$941
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1085
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1005
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1025
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$968
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1074
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1127
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1087
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$988
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$990
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$989
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1567
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$970
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1057
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1049
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1142
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1025
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$1077
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$1041
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$839
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$1025
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$1222
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1140
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$1027
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1562
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$1098
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$997
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1564
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$1111