Athens vs Incheon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Incheon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3302
🏠 One person rent
$675
$413
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1202
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
643K
2.94M

The cost of living in Athens is 28% more expensive than in Incheon. Cities ranked 4177th and 5138th ($1366 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 27th 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 2.6 months in Incheon. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Incheon ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 658th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Incheon

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Athens Incheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$8666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$6871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$7.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$6.11
🥔 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
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$4.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$6.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$27144

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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 Incheon

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi Bucheon
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Gimpo
$966
19 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ansan
$990
26 km or 16 mi Anyang
$1025
27 km or 17 mi Goyang
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Gunpo
$1003
30 km or 19 mi Gwacheon
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Hwaseong
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Uiwang
$988
34 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
38 km or 23 mi Suwon
$970
42 km or 26 mi Siheung
$1087
43 km or 27 mi Seongnam
$1127
44 km or 27 mi Paju
$1020
46 km or 29 mi Guri
$1085
47 km or 29 mi Uijeongbu
$936
50 km or 31 mi Yangju
$941
51 km or 31 mi Hanam
$1074
51 km or 32 mi Osan
$1025
53 km or 33 mi Namyangju
$1084
54 km or 34 mi Gwangju
$1057
55 km or 34 mi Yongin
$1142
57 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1567
62 km or 38 mi Dongducheon
$968
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1025
65 km or 40 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
68 km or 42 mi Pocheon
$989
73 km or 45 mi Icheon
$1077
75 km or 47 mi Anseong
$1041
78 km or 48 mi Seosan
$1027
86 km or 53 mi Cheonan
$1222
89 km or 56 mi Yeoju
$1036
104 km or 64 mi Haeju
$1562
106 km or 66 mi Chuncheon
$839
113 km or 70 mi Wonju
$1140
118 km or 74 mi Cheongju
$997
120 km or 74 mi Gongju
$1098
122 km or 76 mi Sejong
$1043
126 km or 78 mi Boryeong
$1134