Athens vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$722
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
643K
2.72M

The cost of living in Athens is 46% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4184th and 5666th ($1462 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Greece and Taiwan, respectively. Check Greece vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 639th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Kaohsiung

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Athens Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$11481

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610