Athens vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$675
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
81
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
643K
2.73M

The cost of living in Athens is 47% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4177th and 6046th ($1366 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Greece and Taiwan, respectively. Check Greece vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 658th and 389th 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
$15.3
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643